Oct. 4, 2008

Valparaiso Sweeps Penguins in Tightly-Contested Match

    Valparaiso, Ind. -- The Youngstown State volleyball team came up just short in three close sets in a 3-0 loss to Valparaiso on Saturday afternoon.
    Ruth Boscaljon had 11 kills and five blocks while Haley Kapferer had eight kills and three blocks for YSU.
    Angie Porche tallied a match-high 14 kills to lead Valparaiso while Allison Sears finished with 11.
    The Penguins led by as many as three at 10-7 in the first set before Valpo scored four straight points and never trailed again. The Crusaders led 22-17 before YSU scored four straight to get within one, and they eventually won 25-23 after YSU staved off two set points. Valpo hit just .042 in the set but held the Penguins to a .000 effort.
    Valpo never trailed in the second set and scored the final three points to win 25-21. The Crusaders led 17-11 before YSU's late surge cut the margin to 22-21.
    The Penguins jumped out to an early 8-4 lead in the final set but couldn't hold the lead in the 25-20 setback. Valpo tied the set at 10-10, and after falling behind 12-11, never trailed again. YSU trailed just 21-19 after a kill by Kapferer, but Valpo scored on four of the final five rallies. All of the points came on YSU errors - a ball handling error, an attack error, a blocking error and a set error.
    YSU concludes its four-match road stretch on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Cleveland State.