Box Score ALLIANCE, Ohio - The No. 7 Mount Union volleyball team dropped their final regular season home game of the year to No. 11 Juniata 12-25, 27-25, 20-25, 25-17, 19-17 on Saturday in the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex.
Mount Union (25-5, 8-1 OAC) had three players with double digit kills. Senior Nicole Snyder (Mentor/Lake Catholic) and junior Kara Berger (Mentor/Mentor) each had 13 kills to lead the team. Mel Patterson (Mentor/Lake Catholic) added 10 kills for the Purple Raiders.
Senior Lauren Mastroine (Orrville/Orrville) had a game-high 42 digs, her second 40+ dig game of the season. Senior Sarah Schleich (Westfield Center/Cloverleaf) paced the Raider attack with 31 assists.
Juniata (25-7, 7-0 LC) was led by Kelly Reynolds with a game-high 57 assists and Bryce Arnold with 10 kills and 17 digs.
Snyder, Patterson, Mastroine, Schleich, Sara Brown, Allison Insana, Brittany Woodard and student coach Laurin Hampton were honored pre-game in their last home game of the regular season.
The volleyball team will play in the first round of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday, November 4 at 7:00pm in Alliance.
Short Box Score (Match)
#11 Juniata vs #7 Mount Union (Nov 1, 2014 at Alliance, Ohio)
Juniata def. Mount Union 12-25,27-25,20-25,25-17,19-17
Juniata (25-7, 7-0 LC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Amelia Kepler 15-0-3;
Nakita Gearhart 13-0-3; Megan Moroney 11-0-3; Bryce Arnold 10-3-0;
Brittanie Tannenbaum 8-1-0; Mar-Jana Phillips 1-0-1; Karley Christian
1-0-0; Brittani Young 0-1-0; Chelsea Scafuro 0-2-0; Christine Sumner
0-2-0; Kelly Reynolds 0-0-1; Totals 59-9-6.0. (Assists) - Kelly
Reynolds 57. (Dig leaders) - Brittani Young 24; Bryce Arnold 17;
Chelsea Scafuro 15; Kelly Reynolds 14
Mastroine 0-3-0; Totals 51-13-6.0. (Assists) -
Sarah Schleich 31. (Dig
Site: Alliance, Ohio (The MAAC)
Date: Nov 1, 2014 Attend: 216 Time: 2:11
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