FSU VOLLEYBALL SUFFERS SWEEP IN SEASON HOME FINALE MATCH
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| Senior Candice Marut dished out a team-leading 14 assists against Saginaw Valley State Saturday (Nov. 1) in the final home match of her career. |
The final 2008 home match for the Ferris State women's volleyball team Saturday (Nov. 1) was decided in three sets as Saginaw Valley State handed the Bulldogs a 3-0 loss (27-25, 25-17, 26-24) in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) match play at FSU's Ewigleben Sports Arena in Big Rapids, Mich.
The setback drops Ferris State to 16-10 overall and 8-6 in the conference this season to date. Prior to the match, the Bulldogs recognized their two senior student-athletes in Candice Marut (Pinconning) and Andrea Rich (New Baltimore/Anchor Bay) in a special ceremony.
The first set was close all of the way as evident by five ties and two lead changes. FSU, which posted a .128 hitting percentage to the Cardinals' .089 attack percentage, led 22-19 at one point. However, SVSU would rally to tie the set at 25-all and then recorded a pair of kills to win the first set.
The second set was controlled by Saginaw Valley State as the Cardinals compiled a .282 percentage and held the Bulldogs to a -.023 hitting clip.
In the third and final set, SVSU would break a 24-apiece deadlock with back-to-back kills by Annie Buxton. The set had nine ties with four lead changes.
Junior middle hitter Kristy Gilchrist's (Macomb/Anchor Bay) nine kills led Ferris State, which hit at a .054 clip for the match. Sophomore middle hitter Arielle Goodson (Grand Rapids/Central) contributed seven kills. Setter Candice Marut posted 14 assists and Andrea Rich contributed 11 helpers.
In digs, the Bulldogs had four players with double-digit totals. Redshirt freshman libero Lisa Tobiczyk (Marysville) claimed a team-high 16 digs while sophomore defensive specialist Dana Ruttle (Reed City) had 12, Rich notched 11, and freshman outside hitter Ashley Huntey (Stanwood/Morley-Stanwood) finished with 10 digs.
For the Cardinals, Annie Buxton's 13 kills represented a match high. Carmen Schacher was tops among all players with 19 digs as SVSU registered a .169 hitting percentage and also claimed 7.0 team blocks.
The Bulldogs are now 4-2 in their last six regular-season home match finales and the loss to the Cardinals snapped a three-match winning string in such matches.
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