Panthers, (RV) Lions Hand Losses to Ravens

The Anderson University volleyball team fell back-to-back on Saturday in the Charlie Wrublewski Invitational hosted by Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati.

Anderson competed against the Greenville University Panthers (3-1) in the first match of the day, where Greenville captured a 25-17, 25-12, 25-18. In Match 2, the Ravens took on the host, Mount St. Joseph University Lions (8-1) and the Lions put together a 25-20, 25-14, 25-22 win. Mount St. Joseph is receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll.

MATCH 1: GREENVILLE 3, ANDERSON 0

Felicity Bontrager (Goshen, Ind. / Fairfield) led the Ravens with seven kills. Tess Perdue (Lexington, Ky. / West Jessamine) was right behind her with six. Kate Todd (Festus, Mo. / Festus) picked up 10 assists. Hannah Rady (Cloverdale, Ind. / Cloverdale) and Kaycie Gates (Newburgh, Ind. / Castle) both recorded nine assists. Lauren Dungan (Alexandria, Ind. / Alexandria-Monroe) led the team with 12 digs.

MATCH 2: MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 3, ANDERSON 0

Bontrager once again led the Ravens in kills with six. Rady picked nine assists while Brooke Troyer (Elkhart, Ind. Elkhart Memorial) and Alexis Sorrell (Hudsonville, Mich. / Unity Christian) each recorded four. Dungan, Sorrell, Bontrager, Troyer each picked up a service ace. Troyer recorded 20 digs.

COACH TAMI MILLER'S COMMENTS

[Saturday] was a challenging day for the Ravens. We came up against two strong blocking teams that limited our offense. We had spurts against both teams, but in order to beat teams of their caliber, we need to be more consistent. We are still lacking discipline in several areas, but continue to see growth with this team. One of our strengths continues to be our middle hitters as Felicity Bontrager was named to the all-tournament team for her play this weekend.

UP NEXT:

The Ravens will be back on the court Friday as they head to Delaware, Ohio to take part in the Bishop Invitational. They take on Capital University (1-5) in Match 1 at 5 PM followed by Ohio Wesleyan (2-6) in Match 2 at 7PM.