Oct. 16, 2009

O'Hara Gets Career-Best 17 Kills in Four Set Loss at Valpo

Box Score

Valparaiso, Ind. -- The Youngstown State volleyball team got a career-best 17 kills from senior Kaitlin O'Hara and outhit Valparaiso .186 to .162 in a four-set loss to the Crusaders on Friday evening.

Haley Kapferer and Ruth Boscaljon added 10 kills apiece for YSU, which also held a 17-6 edge in blocks. Valparaiso tabbed 15 more kills than the Penguins, including 26 from Angie Porche.

YSU also committed one more serving error and had two more receiving errors as Valpo won 25-22, 28-26, 19-25, 25-19.

Laurie Shives added 22 digs, and Brittany Grove had 17. Allison Heinz and Boscaljon had match highs with eight blocks.

YSU led 13-7 early in the first set before Valpo rallied en route to its 25-22 win. The Crusaders tied the score at 20 and scored seven of the final nine points of the set overall.

The second set featured 12 ties and five lead changes before Valpo prevailed 28-26. YSU led 10-7 early and 16-14 before Valpo rallied to take a 21-18 advantage. YSU staved off three set points before a Porche kill, her 11th of the set, gave the Crusaders the win.

YSU led by as many as seven twice in the third set, 16-9 and 20-13, in its 25-19 win. Boscaljon had five kills, Heinz had four, and the Penguins limited Porche to three.

Valpo led the entire fourth set and led 24-16 at one point.

The Penguins will look to get back on the winning track tomorrow against Butler. First serve against the Bulldogs is set for 4 p.m.