LEXINGTON, Ky. – Asbury volleyball (9-8, 3-3 CCS) traveled to Lexington on Wednesday night for a non-conference matchup with Transylvania University (7-10,0-1 HCAC), falling in three sets, 19-25, 20-25, 23-25.
The Eagles finished the night with 36 kills, 36 assists and 54 digs, hitting .170 as a team. Asbury improved offensively throughout the match, producing 12 kills in the opening set, eight in the second and a match-high 16 while hitting .244 in the third.
Asbury and Transylvania battled through nine ties in the opening frame. The Eagles held a 15-14 advantage before the Pioneers responded and eventually pulled away for a 25-19 opening-set win. Sophie Glushchak recorded five of her nine kills in the first set.
Transylvania jumped ahead 4-0 to begin the second set and maintained control throughout the frame. Asbury put together a late 8-0 run, fighting back from a 24-12 deficit to 24-20 behind the serve of Katelyn Chapman, but the Pioneers eventually closed the set, 25-20.
AU responded with its strongest offensive set of the night in the third. The Eagles jumped out to a 4-0 advantage behind three early kills from Sophie Glushchak. The teams went back and forth from there, combining for 11 ties in the frame. Asbury erased a 21-18 deficit with three straight points to tie the match at 21 before Transylvania finished the set, 25-23, to secure the sweep.
Isabelle VandeSchraaf led the AU attack with 10 kills and added 12 digs for a double-double. Sophie Glushchak followed with nine kills, while Abigail Bruner added six kills and two block assists. Sara Beth Gray directed the offense with 21 assists and seven digs, while Katelyn Chapman contributed nine assists.
Defensively, Ariana Bluestein led Asbury with 17 digs, while Ashlynn Smith added eight. The Eagles totaled 54 digs and three team blocks on the night.
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Isabelle VandeSchraaf | 10 K, 12 D
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Sophie Glushchak | 9 K
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Abigail Bruner | 6 K, 2 BA
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Sara Beth Gray | 21 AST, 7 D
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Ariana Bluestein | 17 D
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Katelyn Chapman | 9 AST
The ladies travel to Berea College on Wed., Oct. 14 to take on the Mountaineers at 7 PM.
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