Volleyball: Blue Devils Spoil Homecoming for UNOH

LIMA, OH - UNOH (3-11, 0-5) hosted Lawrence Tech (1-4, 1-4) for homecoming Friday, September 24, losing in four sets 25-20, 25-27, 25-19, 25-21.

The Racers were led by Logan Thomas (FR/Johnstown, Ohio) with 13.5 points off twelve kills and three block assists. Jessica Schaad (SO/Cincinnati, Ohio) added 13 points with seven kills and six service aces, tying the program record for a four set match. Aaliyah Alexis (SR/D'abadie, Trinidad and Tobago) hit .353 with eight kills off 17 swings and two errors. Nevaeh Shugart (FR/Fort Wayne, Indiana) chipped in ten kills with only three errors off 29 swings (.241). Casey Kingsland (FR/Blanchester, Ohio) recorded 24 assists in the match.

Defensively for UNOH, Aubree Ricketts (SO/Plainfield, Illinois) led with 14 digs and Bailey Gregory (FR/Convoy, Ohio) had ten. Taylor Reust (SO/Huntington, Indiana) was a brick wall in front of net with two solo blocks and three block assists to go along with her two service aces.

"We played well tonight, just not well enough to win," said Head Coach Josh Kreiner after the match. "It was an exciting atmosphere with a vocal crowd and I thought we were able to feed off that. There are areas of our game that have seen significant improvement throughout the season, but it's still a process for our young team. We just have to stay focused on the little things and keep balls in play."

As a team, UNOH finished with 46 kills giving up 44. The Racers had eight service aces and seven total blocks.

UNOH hosts Rochester next on Saturday, September 25, at 1:30 PM.