Findlay, Ohio – The University of Findlay volleyball team took on the Cedarville Yellow Jackets on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Croy Gymnasium. Despite splitting the first two sets, the Oilers went on to win by a score of 3-1 (28-26, 15-25, 25-16, 25-18). That victory gives UF a record of 12-3 on the year with a 5-1 mark in Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) play while Cedarville falls to 5-6 overall and 2-3 in the league.

The Oilers, which have a 7-1 record against the Yellow Jackets at home in the last decade, were in a fight early on as the teams needed extra points to decide the opening set. Cedarville was the first to 25, leading by a point, but UF staved off three set-points to remain alive. Trailing 26-25, Findlay scored three straight points, stealing the opening frame.

Cedarville dominated in the second set, hitting a blistering .500 while the Oilers hit just .080, leading to a lopsided 25-15 victory for the Jackets.

Findlay returned the favor, taking the third set 25-16 and kept the pressure on in the final frame, winning 25-18.

As a team, the Oilers hit .293 for the match, collecting 63 kills while CU hit .236 and had 53 kills.

Freshman Grace Auer put together the best performance of her young career, tallying a season-high 16 kills on 24 attacks for a season-best attack percentage of .583. Also hitting above .500 for the day was junior Kenzie Hoelscher who hit .529 and had ten kills to go along with two blocks.

Junior Alana Pohlman and sophomore Hannah Miller each had 14 kills. Miller also had ten digs while Pohlman had three blocks.

Junior Emma White had 56 assists in the match while senior Ava Doster led the way with 18 digs.

Findlay is back on the court on Wednesday, Oct. 9 when Hillsdale College comes to town. That contest will begin at 7:00 pm.