Findlay, Ohio- The University of Findlay volleyball team took on the Cedarville Yellow Jackets on Saturday, Oct. 28 in Croy Gymnasium. The Oilers won the long fought battle 3-2 (22-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-13, 15-3). With the win, Findlay improves to 18-6 on the season with an 11-4 mark in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). Meanwhile, Cedarville falls to 11-15 on the year with a 6-9 mark in the conference.

The first set saw back-and-forth action. Cedarville's largest lead came at 12-7 but the Oilers answered back, going on a 7-2 run to tie up the set. From there, the score would be tied five more times. However, Cedarville would take seven of the last ten points to put the home team away. 

Findlay found momentum in the second set. Taking an early lead and holding onto it for a majority of the set. It was a late 10-3 run that secured the second for the Orange and Black. 

After a lackluster third set, the Oilers found their groove again in the fourth, building up to a twelve-point set victory at 25-13. Findlay dominated the final set, holding the Yellow Jackets to a mere three points. 

As a team, the Oilers hit .242, recording 62 kills on 153 attempts. Meanwhile, they were able to hold Cedarville to just 41 kills on 152 attempts to hit just .079.

The day was led by outstanding performances by Findlay's pin hitters. Freshmen Kirsten Bomholt and Hannah Miller both recorded 15 kills in the contest. Bomholt hit .167 while Miller hit .237. Sophomore Lauren Foerster recorded fourteen kills while hitting an impressive .370.

Sophomore middle hitter Kenzie Hoeslcher had a stand out day for the Orange and Black. Hoelscher contributed ten kills while hitting .429. She also led the team with a career-high eight blocks. 

Highlighting the day was sophomore Emma White's serving display. The Tiffin, Ohio native recorded nine aces in the match, tying the record for aces in a match. She is just the fourth player in program history to accomplish that feat joining Ashton Terrill ('21), Megan Florence ('10), and Jen Bostelman ('01).  White also recorded 55 assists in the match. 

Leading the team in digs was senior Alissa Rhodes who had 19 on the night. She was assisted by junior libero Ava Doster who recorded 17.

Quote from Head Coach Wick Colchagoff
"Cedarville is always a tough and competitive match, they have a very athletic front row which matches up well with our players. I thought that we had some moments of brilliance. Emma has been a solid performer all year for us leading our offense and tonight she continued that. Her performance from the serving line made a difference all match long, but particularly in the fifth set. We have positioned ourself to compete not only for the regular season title but the conference tournament championship. We look forward to competing against some great teams."

Findlay will be back in action tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 29 as they wrap up a three-day stint in Croy Gymnasium. They face Ursuline at noon.