Oct. 31, 2009
Strong First Set Leads Milwaukee Past Penguins in Four
Youngstown -- Milwaukee hit .636 in the first set and held off a frantic Youngstown State rally in the fourth set to defeat the Penguins 25-10, 18-25, 25-16, 25-23 on Saturday at the Beeghly Center.
Jena Berg had a match-high 17 kills and was one of four Panthers to have three kills in the opening set. Ruth Boscaljon had 10 kills to lead YSU, and Haley Kapferer had nine on an efficient .308 clip.
Kerri Schuh added 13 kills, Maddie Sueppel had 10, and Lauren Felsing had a match-high 26 digs.
Boscaljon finished with six blocks to move into second place on YSU's career blocks list. She now has 480 in her career. Four of her blocks were solo, and she was in on two of YSU's 10 block assists.
After Milwaukee led the entire first set, an early 7-0 run gave YSU a 7-3 lead that it would not relinquish. The Penguins led by as many as 10 at 23-13, but a late run by UWM made the final score a bit closer.
The score was tied at 10-10 in the third set before Milwaukee rode an 8-2 run to a 25-16 win, and Milwaukee went on a 10-0 run in the fourth set to go up 19-9. The Panthers led 24-17, and, despite five points on Amanda Gray's serve, they held on for a 25-23 win.
The Penguins will welcome Akron to the Beeghly Center for the first time since 1996 on Tuesday. First serve against the Zips is set for 7 p.m.