Volleyball: UNOH Finishes 2-2 at Racer Classic

ELIDA, OH - UNOH Volleyball (7-5) finished the weekend Racer Classic with a 2-2 record after splitting two games on Saturday, September 3.

UNOH opened the day with a 3-1 loss to Stephens College (25-23, 27-25, 18-25, 25-15) in the first ever meeting between the two programs.

Hope Fetherolf (JR/London, Ohio) led all players with a career high 19.5 points. Fetherolf's 15 kills were also a career high hitting .273 with six errors on 33 attacks. She added three solo blocks, a block assist and a service ace in the match. Logan Thomas (SO/Johnstown, Ohio) finished with 19 kills and six errors on 48 attacks (.271). Casey Kingsland (SO/Blanchester, Ohio) led the game with 26 assists and Savanna Reed (FR/Columbia City, Indiana) finished with 19. Defensively, Aubree Rickets recorded 17 digs while Bailey Gregory (SO/Convoy, Ohio) and Logan Thomas each had eleven.

Despite the loss, the Racers finished with 56 kills to 47 for the Stars.

UNOH had to battle to end the night with a win, but managed to take down the Montreat Cavaliers in five (25-16, 25-23, 23-25, 18-25, 15-4)

Logan Thomas led the team with 21 points, her fifth 20+ match in ten outings. Thomas had 19 kills with a service ace and a solo block. She has recorded double-digit kills in every match this season. Taylor Reust (JR/Huntington, Indiana) earned a season high 14.5 points in the match, showing off her versatility with nine kills, three service aces, two solo blocks and a block assist. Abigail Martin (FR/Goshen, Indiana) hit a career high .400 thanks to just a single attacking error on 30 attacks. She finished with 13 points in the match tying her career high in kills (13). Savanna Reed led the Racers with 25 assists while Casey Kingsland was right behind with 24. A season high 26 digs for Aubree Ricketts (JR/Plainfield, Illinois) was good enough to lead all players defensively. Bailey Gregory and Logan Thomas each tallied 13 digs and Amber Cottrill (JR/Chillicothe, Ohio) had eleven.

As a team, UNOH hit .288 with 58 kills and only 14 attacking errors on 153 attacks in the match. The Racers are 12th in the country in total kills this season and 13th in total attacks. They added eleven more service aces bringing their season total to 107, 2nd most in the nation. UNOH picked up five more solo blocks to give them 45 this season as a team. That is good for 2nd best in the country.

We still have a lot of work to do, especially as we head into the conference schedule next week," said Head Coach Josh Kreiner. "But what I find most encouraging is that we're getting better as a team. Each match it's someone different peaking and making an impact. When we start getting everyone peaking at the same time, we'll be a dangerous team."

Next up for the Racers will be the WHAC opener in the Schaefer Center at Indiana Tech on Wednesday, September 7, at 7:00 PM.