The Keiser University volleyball team dropped a five-set decision to Webber International on Saturday afternoon at the SLC, falling 25-11, 21-25, 25-15, 23-25, 11-15 in a Sun Conference match.
The Seahawks (9-10, 5-5 Sun) dominated the first and third sets but could not hold off the Warriors (12-12, 4-6 Sun) in the fifth.
Keiser took the opener in dominant fashion, hitting .500 (15 kills, three errors) while holding Webber to a -.074 attack percentage. After the Warriors cut the Seahawks' lead to 17-11, Keiser closed the set on an 8-0 run to win 25-11.
Webber answered in the second set, hitting .273 to Keiser's .143. The Seahawks battled back from an early deficit to tie the set at 12-12, but the Warriors scored three straight points to retake control and evened the match with a 25-21 win.
The Seahawks bounced back in the third set, hitting .324 and putting up five blocks. After a 4-4 tie, Keiser led the rest of the way. Makenzi Bennett's service ace started a 4-0 closing run, and back-to-back blocks from Gianna Tufariello and Emily Bennett ended the set at 25-15.
The fourth set was a seesaw affair, with 14 ties. Webber hit .333 in the set with just two errors on 33 attempts. The Seahawks tied it at 23-23, but Webber scored the final two points to win 25-23 and force a fifth set.
Keiser opened the deciding set with a 5-2 lead, but Webber answered with five straight points to go in front 7-5. The Seahawks tied it at 8-8, but the Warriors pulled away and closed it out on a service ace from Cristina Marrero for a 15-11 win.
Keiser finished with a .234 hitting percentage (71 kills, 30 errors, 175 attempts) to Webber's .165 (53 kills, 27 errors, 158 attempts). The Seahawks also held advantages in assists (63-50), digs (67-62) and aces (3-2). Both teams finished with 10.0 total blocks.
Addison Chapman led Keiser with 10 kills and hit .312, while Hannah Mary Herrick also had 10 kills with just one error on 25 attempts (.360). Amelia Langelier, Cece Worsham and Daniela Cruz Sánchez each added seven kills. Mallory Dills, who reached 1,000 career assists on Sept. 30, dished out a match-high 32 assists to go with seven digs. Amie Molina added 24 assists. Makenzi Bennett led the back row with 13 digs and two aces. Ana Inés Liboreiro recorded five blocks (one solo, four assisted), and Tufariello had three block assists in limited action.
Webber was led by Yaleesmar Rivera Rosa, who had 14 kills and six digs, and Marrero, who added 11 kills, two aces and 10 digs. Katelyn Bobo had 27 assists, Lucianna Marinella had nine kills, 17 assists and 12 digs, and Samantha Gomez led all players with 16 digs. Cassandra Kendall had five block assists.
Keiser will host the Southeastern Fire on Saturday, Oct. 24.
- With the loss, Keiser drops to 5-5Â in Sun Conference play
- Keiser out-hit the Warriors .234-.165
- Keiser hit better than .300 in two sets (.500 - set one, .324 - set three)
- The 71 total kills were tied for the second most in a match this season for the SeahawksÂ
- The Seahawks had 10 total blocks and no block errors in the match
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