The Wright State volleyball team defeated Youngstown State in a 3-0 sweep Wednesday evening (25-17, 25-20, and 25-20) at WSU's McLin Gym. 

First Set Highlights

Wright State and Youngstown State kept the score close throughout the beginning of the match tying the score three separate times before the Raiders went on a 5-0 run to take the lead at 14-9.  Youngstown State called their first timeout with Wright State in the lead at 14-9 in hopes of slowing down Wright State's 5-0 run.  Coming out of the timeout both teams traded points back-and-forth throughout the middle of the set pushing the score to 22-15 with Wright State still in the lead.  Youngstown State called their second and final timeout of the set at 22-15 after a 2-0 run by the Raiders.  Coming out of the timeout Youngstown State was able to put down a kill, but Wright State's freshman Teddie Sauers answered back immediately with a kill of her own to side out for the Raiders.  A powerful kill from Sauers on the right side set Wright State up for set point, and the Raiders were able to close the set after a hitting error by the Penguins.  Wright State won the first set 25-17.  Freshman outside hitter Celia Powers led the Raiders with five of Wright State's 15 kills.  The Raiders were able to hold the Penguins to only six kills in the first set for a -.032 hitting percentage.

Second Set Highlights

Wright State and Youngstown State kept the score close again in the beginning of set two tying the game at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, and 5-5 before the Raiders took the lead at 8-6.  A couple of 2-0 runs by the Penguins allowed them to pull within one point of the Raiders a couple of times, but Wright State was able to hold their lead with big kills from the outside hitters and senior setter Maddie Lohmeier.  A media timeout was taken with the score at 15-10 with Wright State still in the lead and on a 3-0 run against the Penguins.  Coming out of the timeout Wright State put up a block against the Penguins extending their lead to 16-10.  Youngstown called their second timeout at 17-10 hoping to slow down Wright State's continued run.  Coming out of the timeout the Penguins were able to put down a kill and side out ending Wright State's run.  Youngstown State tried to make a comeback in the middle of the set going on a 3-0 run to pull within four points at 18-14, but Wright State was able to side out and extend their lead to 21-15 after a couple of kills and a service ace by senior libero Jessie Thornton.  Youngstown State called their second and final timeout at 21-15.  Coming out of the timeout a service error by the Raiders allowed the Penguins to side out, jump starting a 2-0 run by Youngstown State before Powers sided out with a kill on the outside.  Wright State called their first timeout in the lead at 22-19 after the Penguins went on another 2-0 run.  Coming out of the timeout Powers put down a kill on the outside putting Wright State just two points away from winning the second set.  A service ace by senior middle blocker Megan Hopkins ended the second set with Wright State winning 25-20.  Powers led the Raiders again with five of Wright State's 16 kills for an outstanding .500 hitting percentage.  The Raiders were able to hold the Penguins to only eight kills in the second set for a .167 hitting percentage. 

Third Set Highlights

Youngstown State took the early lead in the third set at 2-0, but Hopkins was able to side out for Wright State with a powerful kill from the middle.  Wright State quickly tied the game at 3-3 with a kill from freshman outside hitter Abby Barcus, and then took their first lead of the game at 4-3 after a service ace from Powers.  Youngstown State fought to tie the game twice at 5-5 and 6-6 before taking their early lead back at 7-6.  Wright State's Sauer put down a powerful kill tying the game again at 7-7 and jump starting a 3-0 run by the Raiders to retake the lead at 9-6.  Both teams kept the score close throughout the middle of the set tying the game three separate times at 9-9, 10-10, and 11-11 before the Raiders went on a 3-0 run to take the lead back at 14-11.  Youngstown State called their first timeout at 15-12 with Wright State in the lead.  Coming out of the timeout both teams traded points back-and-forth pushing the score to 20-16.  Wright State called their first timeout of the set at 20-18 after a 3-0 run by the Penguins allowed Youngstown State to pull within two points of the Raiders.  Coming out of the timeout Wright State was able to side out after a service error by the Penguins.  Youngstown State called their second and final timeout of the set at 22-18 in hopes of slowing down Wright State's 2-0 run.  Coming out of the timeout Hopkins put down a powerful kill from the middle putting the Raiders within two points of winning the match.  A kill by Powers and a service error by the Penguins ended the set with Wright State winning 25-20 and sweeping the Penguins in three sets.  Hopkins led the Raiders in the final set with five of Wright State's 13 kills for a solid .364 hitting percentage. Thornton led the Raiders in the back row with 17 digs over the three sets.  Overall Wright State had 44 kills for a .252 hitting percentage while Youngstown State had 26 kills for a .125 hitting percentage. 

What Coach Clements is Saying

"This was a great team win with a lot of contribution from a balanced offense.  I thought our serve and pass game was sharp against a really strong serving team.  Maddie did a nice job keeping all of our hitters involved.  Our defense was really moving well and covering the court tonight and that helped our ability to be able to terminate offensively."

Next Up

Wright State finishes conference play this Friday, November 10 at home against Milwaukee at 6 p.m.

TICKETS

Single Game Tickets
Adult: $5
Youth (3-12): $3
Group (20 ): $3

Group Experiences
National Anthem with team OR high-five tunnel (20 ticket minimum)
Halftime scrimmage (30 ticket minimum)
Post-game autograph session (50 ticket minimum)
*Groups must sell the ticket minimum to do one or all of the group experiences (i.e. 20 tickets purchased allows you to either stand with the team during the National Anthem OR do a high-five tunnel, 30 tickets allows you to do that AND scrimmage on the court during halftime).
In order to book a group, please contact the Wright State Athletics Ticket Office: 937-775-4934 or raidertix@wright.edu

Student Tickets
Students receive free admission with their WrightOne card at the door. All student guests must purchase a ticket.

Game Day Information
Gates open 60 minutes prior to the start of the game. Tickets can be purchased at the door, group tickets can be purchased in advance through the Wright State Athletics Ticket Office: 937-775-4934 or raidertix@wright.edu