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Oilers Fall 3-1 to Hillsdale in Championship Match

Box Score

Box Score

The University of Findlay volleyball team fell 3-1 (22-25, 25-14, 25-17, 26-24) to Hillsdale in the championship match of the 2017 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament on Nov. 18 in Hillsdale, Mich. The loss gives the Oilers a 27-6 record on the season.

Junior Amanda Winner and sophomore Izzy Murphy led the squad with 11 kills apiece. Sophomore Molly Hammersmith also reached the double digit kill plateau with ten.

Junior Hailee Olson contributed 38 assists and nine digs while junior Kara Scherger and senior Megan Wendel had 15 and ten digs, respectively.

As a team, the Oilers hit .107 in the match and had 11 serving errors. Hillsdale meanwhile hit .210 and were led by Paige Vanderwall, who had a match-high 15 kills.

The Oilers will now hope to secure an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were ranked sixth in the region this past week. The top-eight in the region will qualify for the tournament. The selection show will take place on Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Molly Hammersmith

#15 Molly Hammersmith

RS
5' 11"
Sophomore
Izzy Murphy

#17 Izzy Murphy

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore
Hailee Olson

#3 Hailee Olson

S
5' 11"
Junior
Kara Scherger

#10 Kara Scherger

DS
5' 6"
Junior
Megan Wendel

#7 Megan Wendel

DS
5' 6"
Senior
Amanda Winner

#6 Amanda Winner

OH
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Molly Hammersmith

#15 Molly Hammersmith

5' 11"
Sophomore
RS
Izzy Murphy

#17 Izzy Murphy

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH
Hailee Olson

#3 Hailee Olson

5' 11"
Junior
S
Kara Scherger

#10 Kara Scherger

5' 6"
Junior
DS
Megan Wendel

#7 Megan Wendel

5' 6"
Senior
DS
Amanda Winner

#6 Amanda Winner

5' 9"
Junior
OH