Friday, September 19
Dayton, OH
5 PM
Wright State University
5-4,0-0Horizon
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Illinois State
5-6,0-0MVC
1
2
3
4
F
Illinois St.
25
25
21
25
3
Wright St.
23
20
25
23
1
Photo by: Alexis Hutchinson
Raiders drop weekend opener on Friday night
9/19/2025 8:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
DAYTON – The Wright State volleyball team opened weekend action with a four-set defeat against Illinois State on Friday night as part of the Dayton Flyer Invitational.
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Wright State (5-4) will look to bounce back on Saturday with a pair of matches, first against UC Santa Barbara at 10:30 a.m. before a 7 p.m. evening matchup with host Dayton. The Dayton match is expected to be streamed on ESPN+.
NEXT MATCHES
Saturday, September 20 - vs. UC Santa Barbara - 10:30 a.m. - Live Stats
Saturday, September 20 - at Dayton - 7 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats
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On Friday, the Raiders dropped the first two sets to Illinois State (5-6) by scores of 25-23 and 25-20 before rallying to take the third set 25-21, only to later fall in the fourth set in another tight set, 25-23, to close the night. Wright State finished the night hitting .236 as a group, with a high mark of .385 in the third set, while Illinois State connected at a .275 mark as a group as both sides finished with 21 errors.
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Mya Ayro led the way with a match-best 14 kills, followed by 10 kills from both Taylor Bransfield and Reilly Zegunis as Zegunis added four blocks. Katie Sowko added nine kills with two service aces and Elena Dubuc turned in six kills to go along with a block, while Lauren Yacobucci collected another double-double, finishing with 10 digs as she passed out 37 of the Raiders' 47 assists. Taygan Corstange notched 10 digs of her own and Greta McKee added eight digs on the back line.
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Ruth Ziegler had 13 kills to pace Illinois State, led by former Raider head coach Allie Matters, while Caitlyn Little added 11 kills and nine digs. Â
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Wright State (5-4) will look to bounce back on Saturday with a pair of matches, first against UC Santa Barbara at 10:30 a.m. before a 7 p.m. evening matchup with host Dayton. The Dayton match is expected to be streamed on ESPN+.
NEXT MATCHES
Saturday, September 20 - vs. UC Santa Barbara - 10:30 a.m. - Live Stats
Saturday, September 20 - at Dayton - 7 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats
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On Friday, the Raiders dropped the first two sets to Illinois State (5-6) by scores of 25-23 and 25-20 before rallying to take the third set 25-21, only to later fall in the fourth set in another tight set, 25-23, to close the night. Wright State finished the night hitting .236 as a group, with a high mark of .385 in the third set, while Illinois State connected at a .275 mark as a group as both sides finished with 21 errors.
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Mya Ayro led the way with a match-best 14 kills, followed by 10 kills from both Taylor Bransfield and Reilly Zegunis as Zegunis added four blocks. Katie Sowko added nine kills with two service aces and Elena Dubuc turned in six kills to go along with a block, while Lauren Yacobucci collected another double-double, finishing with 10 digs as she passed out 37 of the Raiders' 47 assists. Taygan Corstange notched 10 digs of her own and Greta McKee added eight digs on the back line.
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Ruth Ziegler had 13 kills to pace Illinois State, led by former Raider head coach Allie Matters, while Caitlyn Little added 11 kills and nine digs. Â
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Team Stats
ILS
WSU
Kills
59
51
Errors
21
21
Attempts
138
127
Hitting %
.275
.236
Points
72.0
62.0
Assists
54
47
Aces
5
4
Blocks
8
7
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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