CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – The Asbury University volleyball team fell 3-1 on Friday evening at Ohio Christian in River States Conference play.

The Eagles lost the match by a score of 25-18, 25-27, 21-25, 27-29. AU drops to 3-5 on the year with the loss and moves to 1-5 in RSC play.

Highlights
*Asbury started the match off with solid play in the opening set. The Eagles took a commanding lead 19-13 lead and cruised to a 25-18 opening set victory.
*AU posted 10 kills in the first frame and held a .333 hitting percentage.
*The second set began in favor of the Eagles, who led 10-6. AU continued to hold the lead as they were up 24-21 with three set points.
*However, OCU would rally back and would win the set 27-25.
*OCU carried their momentum over into the third set where they quickly led 9-4.
*Asbury won the next six points to take a 10-9 edge, but the Trailblazers regrouped and took the lead back for good.
*The Eagles kept fighting down 2 sets to 1 as the fourth set went back and forth between both squads.
*AU trailed 21-20 before winning three straight points to take a 23-21 lead. Moments later, AU held two set point opportunities at 24-23 and 26-25, but came away empty-handed.

Key Stats

Kills	Shelby Larson (12), Ashton Johnson (9), Erin Sexauer (7)
Aces	Hannah Morris (3), Taylor McGaugh (1), Madi Bryant (1)
Blocks	Bethany Laue (3), Bethany Fye (3), Erin Sexauer (1)
Assists	Taylor McGaugh (19), Hannah Morris (18), Sydney Fleshood (3)
Digs	Sydney Fleshood (21), Madi Bryant (10), Bethany Fye (10)

Next Up
The Eagles will travel to Richmond, Ind. for a Saturday afternoon contest with undefeated IU East.