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Kenyon College Athletics

Ellie Luciani
Sejin Kim
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Kenyon KENV 2-9,0-1 NCAC
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Winner Oberlin OBEV 7-4,1-0 NCAC
Kenyon KENV
2-9,0-1 NCAC
1
Final
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Oberlin OBEV
7-4,1-0 NCAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Kenyon KENV 21 25 20 14 (1)
Oberlin OBEV 25 16 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Josh Ducheneaux

Oberlin downs Kenyon in conference opener

OBERLIN, Ohio -- The Kenyon College volleyball team fell in a close match against Oberlin College 3-1 Thursday night. 

In the first set, Oberlin overcame early mistakes and took advantage of Kenyon reception errors. The Ladies continued to battle, tying the game at 17.The Yeowomen closed the set on a 4-1 run, taking the first set 25-21.

The Ladies and Yeowomen continued to exchange points in the early stage of the second set.  Oberlin mistakes and timely hitting for the Ladies allowed Kenyon to gain a lead and force an Oberlin timeout. After the timeout, the Ladies went on another 5-0 run propelling them to a 25-16 set win. 

Riding their momentum from the previous set, the Ladies' hitters continued to lead the way as Kenyon jumped out to an 8-4 lead before an Oberlin timeout. The Yeowomen responded with an 8-4 streak of their own. With the set tied at 12-12, the Ladies took a timeout trying to slow down Oberlin. Out of the timeout, Oberlin continued their run pushing the score to 19-13. Kenyon forced the game to within three, but the Oberlin lead was too much as the Yeowomen took it 25-20.

The Yeowomen, riding their own momentum from the third set, came alive in the fourth set. The Oberlin hitters hit .364 in the set with only two attack errors. The Ladies continued to fight to the very end, but the Oberlin hitters put the game away 25-14.

Jac Cousineau led the Ladies with 21 assists while Ellie Luciani registered a team-high 14 digs. 

Kenyon travels to Columbus on Tuesday to take on Capital University at 7:00 PM before returning to conference action. 
 
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