MARIETTA, Ohio-- The Heidelberg University Women's Volleyball team beat Marietta College Friday night on the road in four sets, 25-16, 19-25, 25-14, and 25-17. The Student Princes moved to 18-4 overall, 4-1 in the OAC.
The first set was back and forth until a string of six points put HU in the lead 15-8. Another five point run including two kills from both
Riley Tople and
Emily Miller led The Berg to win the set 25-16.
The Berg could not seem to get past Marietta's strong offense in the second set, trailing the Pioneers throughout the set. A 4-0 run from the hosts sealed a second set victory.
In the third set HU got the momentum back on their side of the net, opening up with a 7-0 run, including two kills from Tople and
Sophia Simon each. Heidelberg stayed ahead, dominating Marietta 25-14
Heidelberg closed out the match in the fourth set, taking the lead 4-1, capitalizing on the Pioneers errors. Late in the set a 5-0 and 3-0 run pushed the Student Princes to adding another win to their record.
Riley Tople tallied 15 kills,
Sophia Simon added 14 and freshman
Emily Miller added 12.
Emily Miller had four blocks on the night. Tople and
Soraya Jackson both had three a piece.
Maddie Reed led with 31 assists and
Olivia Miller tallied 15.
Reagan Davis had a career high of 36 digs,
Emily Miller added 15 and Reed had 13.
The Student Princes close out their road play at Mount Union on Wednesday, Oct. 21st. First serve with the Purple Raiders is set for 7 p.m.
