Findlay, Ohio – The University of Findlay volleyball team kept its' season alive on Tuesday, Nov. 19, defeating the Cedarville Yellow Jackets 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-17) in the quarterfinals of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Tournament. That victory is the 20th win of the season for UF, giving the Oilers back-to-back 20-win campaigns for the first time since 2017-18. With the victory, the Oilers also advance to the G-MAC Tournament Semifinals for just the fourth time since 2017.
The opening set was the closest, despite a late run by the Orange and Black that put them ahead 22-17. Cedarville would claw back scoring seven-of-nine points to tie the score at 24-24. Kills by sophomore Hannah Miller and freshman Grace Auer ended the threat.
Findlay controlled the second set before opening up a 5-0 lead in the third. That lead would balloon to 19-9 as the Oilers cruised to a three-set victory.
UF hit .323 in the match while CU would hit just .196. The second set was Findlay's most dominant as they hit .481.
Miller led the team with 11 kills, had a pair of aces, and recorded six digs while junior Kenzie Hoelscher had eight kills, three aces, and a block.
Auer reached double-digits with ten kills and hit .444. Junior Alana Pohlman recorded eight kills and three blocks while sophomore Abria Lomax led the team with five blocks.
Findlay advances to take on the Hillsdale College Chargers, the top seed in the tournament, on Friday, Nov. 22. The winner will move on to the G-MAC Championship on Saturday, Nov. 23.
