Ravens Fall to Yellow Jackets in Nail Biter

The Anderson University volleyball team (8-9, 1-1) fell to Defiance College (3-9, 1-1) in a 25-18, 16-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-12 nail biter during Wednesday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup on Wednesday in Defiance, Ohio.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Defiance jumped out to a 12-3 lead in the first set and won the set 25-18. The Yellow Jackets hit .233 and held Anderson's offense to a .000 hitting percentage for the set.
• Leading 16-15 in the second set, Anderson rattled off a 9-1 run to take set 2. The Ravens racked up a .344 attack percentage for the set.
• Trailing 24-20 in Set 3, the Yellow Jackets cut their deficit to 24-23, but Shaylen Perry recorded the kill to secure the set win and give the Ravens a 2-1 lead.
• Anderson was held to a .000 hitting percentage in Set 4 as Defiance took a 25-18 set win.
• Trailing 12-10, Defiance put together the next five points to win the match. Kaylynn Wellman posted the match-point kill.
• Defiance put together a .112 hitting percentage while Anderson finished with a .108 hitting percentage.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Shaylen Perry – 12 kills, .393 hitting percentage
• Kaycie Gates – 26 assists
• Kate Todd – 20 assists, 14 digs
• Brooke Troyer – 19 digs
• Felicity Bontrager – 10 kills, 3 blocks, .333 hitting percentage
• Jimena Montano – 10 kills
• Tess Perdue – 10 kills
• Ally Hall – 12 digs
• Lauren Dungan – 10 digs
• Ashlyn Transier – 7 kills

UP NEXT

Anderson faces off with Mount St. Joseph University (11-7, 1-1) in an HCAC matchup on Friday at 7 p.m. in Cincinnati.