Box Score Findlay, Ohio- The University of Findlay volleyball team concluded their regular season with a 3-2 win (20-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 16-14) over the Hillsdale College Chargers on Saturday, Nov. 11 in Croy Physical Education Center. This marks two consecutive victories this season against rival Hillsdale, marking the first instance since 2015 that Findlay has achieved two wins over Hillsdale in a single season. Additionally, it is the first time since 2017 that the Oilers have secured back-to-back wins against the Chargers. With the win tonight, Findlay improves to 22-7 on the season with a 15-4 mark in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). Meanwhile, Hillsdale falls to 24-6 with a 16-3 record in league play.

The first set saw back-and-forth action until Hillsdale went on a five point run midway through the set to take a six point lead and capture the momentum. The Oilers went on a 7-3 run at the end of the set but it came too late as the Chargers took the five point victory.

Despite being another tight set, the Oilers took the first point and never trailed in the set, giving the home team the set and tying the match at one. Hillsdale dominated the third set, which included six unanswered points mid-set to take a ten-point lead, one that the Oilers were not able to recover from. 

The Oilers needed to win the fourth set to continue the match. With more back-and-forth action, Findlay was able to string together an 8-1 run late in the set to force the fifth set.

With the match on the line, neither team led by more than two. Findlay led the set 12-10 before an attack error from Hillsdale gave the Oilers a three point lead and two points short of the win. However, Hillsdale capitalized on four straight Findlay errors to take a one point lead at 14-13. Back-to-back kills by the Orange and Black gave Findlay the match point. With a packed Croy Gymnasium, the home team forced an attack error to pick up their 22nd win of the season.

As a team, the Oilers hit .212 on the night, recording 71 kills on 184 attempts. Meanwhile, they were able to hold Hillsdale to just 51 kills on 161 attempts, and a .186 hitting percentage. 

Leading the Oilers was sophomore Lauren Foerster. The Salem, Wis. native recorded a team-high eighteen kills while hitting an impressive .389. She also added five digs and two blocks. 

Freshman duo Hannah Miller and Kirsten Bomholt both recorded fifteen kills. Miller added fifteen digs for Findlay. Sophomore Alana Pohlman had a standout performance tonight. The middle hitter recorded thirteen kills while hitting .360. She also had a team-high five blocks. 

Running Findlay's offense was sophomore Emma White. The setter recorded 58 assists while adding two blocks and eight digs. Leading the Oilers in that statistic was junior Ava Doster who recorded 21 digs. 

Quote from Head Coach Wick Colchagoff
"Tonight was a great team win.  After the first set I thought every player competed for every ball.  Lauren Foerster dominated on the right side offensively and played some pretty good defensive as well.  If we continue to play with this intensity we could make a nice run in the G-MAC Tournament."

With the conclusion of the regular season, Findlay has been seeded fourth in the Great Midwest Volleyball Tournament. They will host the quarterfinal matchup as they welcome the fifth-seed Northwood to Croy Physical Education Center on Tuesday, Nov. 14. That game is scheduled to begin at 7pm.