Cardinals edge Chargers by slimmest of margins
All three sets decided by two points in volleyball classic
October 11, 2008 - The final score of Saturday's classic volleyball match between Hillsdale and Saginaw Valley State will go down as a 3-0 win by the Cardinals. But that score in no way indicated how close this match was.
Saginaw Valley State earned its first win over Hillsdale in 10
years with set wins of 25-23, 36-34 and 27-25 at Jesse Philips Arena. SVSU is now 15-4 overall and 7-4 in the GLIAC, while the Chargers drop to 13-8 overall and 5-6 in the GLIAC.
The first set saw a tie score of 23-23 and the second and third sets had tie scores of 24-24. The second set in particular, was well played by both teams as neither scored two points in a row from when the score was 18-17.
It was a rare match where each set was decided by two points. Volleyball sets cannot be decided by one point.
Hillsdale got off to good leads in all three sets, but the Cardinals used their strength and experience to fight their way back into each set, ultimately winning each one.
In a match this closely contested, statistics beared out evenly in many categories between the teams. One big edge the Cardinals had was in their 13 attack errors, compared to 24 committed by the Chargers. SVSU hit .359 as a team in the first set. Hillsdale committed 13 attack errors in the 36-34 second set.
Saginaw Valley State outblocked Hillsdale 9-2 in the match, and held the Chargers to a .194 attack percentage in the second set.
Freshman Ashlee Crowder led Hillsdale with 17 kills in the match. She also had three service aces and no service errors.
Junior Kittrick Smith turned in another strong match, getting 14 kills with a .345 attack percentage. Senior Stephanie Booms had her second straight double-double with 37 assists and 12 digs. Sophomore Sydney Dow had a service ace, 17 digs and 20 good serve receptions.
Hillsdale will be on the road next weekend at Indianapolis to participate in the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge. Times and opponents for the Chargers will be announced Sunday night.
Click on the link below for the statistics from the match.
Box score
Saginaw Valley State earned its first win over Hillsdale in 10
years with set wins of 25-23, 36-34 and 27-25 at Jesse Philips Arena. SVSU is now 15-4 overall and 7-4 in the GLIAC, while the Chargers drop to 13-8 overall and 5-6 in the GLIAC.The first set saw a tie score of 23-23 and the second and third sets had tie scores of 24-24. The second set in particular, was well played by both teams as neither scored two points in a row from when the score was 18-17.
It was a rare match where each set was decided by two points. Volleyball sets cannot be decided by one point.
Hillsdale got off to good leads in all three sets, but the Cardinals used their strength and experience to fight their way back into each set, ultimately winning each one.
In a match this closely contested, statistics beared out evenly in many categories between the teams. One big edge the Cardinals had was in their 13 attack errors, compared to 24 committed by the Chargers. SVSU hit .359 as a team in the first set. Hillsdale committed 13 attack errors in the 36-34 second set.
Saginaw Valley State outblocked Hillsdale 9-2 in the match, and held the Chargers to a .194 attack percentage in the second set.
Freshman Ashlee Crowder led Hillsdale with 17 kills in the match. She also had three service aces and no service errors.
Junior Kittrick Smith turned in another strong match, getting 14 kills with a .345 attack percentage. Senior Stephanie Booms had her second straight double-double with 37 assists and 12 digs. Sophomore Sydney Dow had a service ace, 17 digs and 20 good serve receptions.
Hillsdale will be on the road next weekend at Indianapolis to participate in the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge. Times and opponents for the Chargers will be announced Sunday night.
Click on the link below for the statistics from the match.
Box score
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