Following the Raiders first season win, they had a quick turn around to play La Salle at 4:30 p.m. Wright State won in 4 sets, having the score rack up to the thirties in the last set.Â
Raiders having two on All Tournament Team for the weekend, Teddie Sauer and Taylor Gibson. Teddie Sauer made an outstanding appearance for the Raiders in the second game of the day, having 17 kills and a hitting percentage of .500. Taylor Gibson had a highlight game for the first match of the day versus Notre Dame, scoring 16 kills.Â
As a team Wright State's front line was an absolute wall, having 16 blocks in the match. Grace Hauck added 9 to that total, as well as contributing 8 kills. Jenna Story finished the match having 29 digs and 6 assists. Behind her fellow sophomore, Lainey Stephenson, had 18 digs and a total of 36 assists for the match.Â
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Set 1
The Raiders only trailed by a few points as the Explorers reached 15. Wsu tried getting their offense going as kills were spread out across the board. Raiders were behind four kills to La Salle's 12 heading into the red zone. Wright State crept back into it shortening the opponents lead to two at 20-18. Explorers called a timeout, and Raiders came back fighting to tie the game at 20-20. A few errors from the Raiders allowed the Explorers to extend their lead to win 25-22.
Set 2
Wright State came out strong with a five point lead over La Salle at 10-15. The Raiders continued to spread out their offense across the front row, which created a seven point lead over Explorers. As Wright State reached the red zone, they had a hitting percentage of .267 compared to La Salle's .075%. Raiders kept their errors to a minimum to win the set 25-19.
Set 3
Raiders were first to reach five points, holding La Salle to two. The Explorers picked up four kills in a row to take the lead at 12-10. Raiders tailing behind by four points as La Salle's offense was heating up. Offensively the Raiders had five less kills than the Explorers heading into the last third of the game. Wright State tied the game at 22-22 with an ace by Taylor Gibson. Megan Alders picked up her fifth kill to end the set with Raiders winning 25-22.
Set 4
At the start of the set, WSU had 10 less kills than La Salle. The Raiders had a strong blocking match, racking up 14 blocks up until this last set. The teams tied at 5-5 until La Salle advanced by error on Raiders side. This set came down to back and forth errors from each team. When La Salle reached 15 points, Raiders were only trailing by three points. Raiders called a timeout as Explorers racked up a few kills to reach 17 points. An ace from Teddie Sauer and a kill by Lainey Stephenson put Raiders ahead of La Salle at 20-18. The teams went point for point in the red zone. Teddie Sauer was a strong offensive force for the Raiders as she scored game winning point, Raiders won 34-32.Â
Quote From Matters
"I am so proud of my team and the way they responded after Friday's loss.They fought hard against a very physical Notre Dame team and then had about 40 minutes before taking the court again to play La Salle. It was a team effort and they battled until the very end. We are looking forward to getting back in the gym this week!"
Up Next
The Raiders will hit the road again traveling not far from home to The Xaiver Invitational. Competition includes William and Mary Friday at 4 p.m., Akron Saturday at 2 p.m., and Xaiver Saturday at 7 p.m.Â
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