Zips Volleyball Falls in Four Sets in Home Opener

Friday, September 1

Akron, OH

7 p.m.

University of Akron

1-3

Loyola (Md.)

1-3

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Loyola	20	25	25	25	3
Akron	25	22	22	20	1

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September 01 | Women's Volleyball

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Akron, Ohio- The Akron Zips volleyball fell in its home opener at the Akron Invitational to Loyola, 3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 22-25, 20-25) at James A. Rhodes Arena on Friday night.

The Zips droppedl to 1-3 on the season, while the Greyhounds improved to 1-3.

Freshman Emily Weigand (Burton, Ohio) finished the match with a double-double performance with a team-high 46 assists and 12 digs.

Senior middle blocker Jessica Kloehn (Milwaukee, Wis.) posted 11 kills and only two errors on 22 attempts for a .409 hitting percentage, while also contributing a block.

Junior Kayla Gwozdz (Temperance, Mich.) led the Zips with 14 kills, a service ace, and five digs.

Freshman Taylor Sharrits (Concord, Ohio) paced the team with 15 digs.

The two teams began the match locked point-for-point until a 7-1 scoring run for Akron with kills from freshman Alexis Adleta (West Chester, Ohio) and Ashley Richardson (Doylestown, Ohio) gave the Zips breathing space at 12-4. With Loyola battling back through a scoring run of its own, the Greyhounds came within four points of Akron's lead, 22-18, before the Zips took the opening set 25-20.

The second set was quite the battle with 13 tied scores. A kill by junior hitter Madi Baer (Stow, Ohio) put UA ahead 18-16, before Loyola's momentum took the Greyhounds on a 4-1 run that placed them up 20-19. A service error by Loyola tied the set at 21, but the Greyhounds took set two with a 25-22 victory.

The Greyhounds continued their momentum from set two and lead set three all the way. Loyola used a 7-3 run that put its ahead 11-4. Akron answered with a 6-2 run of their own to cut Loyola's lead to 13-10. The score continued to go back-and-forth between the teams until back-to-back kills by the Greyhounds secured the third set, 25-22. Kloehn led the set for Akron with four kills and a .500 hitting percentage.

Trailing Loyola early on in the fourth set, Akron used a 4-1 run to cut the Greyhound's lead to 12-9. Later in the set, the Zips got on a roll with kills from Gwozdz and Kloehn that brought them within five, but Loyola crushed the run and extended to match point at 24-20, before a kill by Ann Ernst secured the victory.

Loyola edged Akron slightly hitting .610 (55-90) to Akron's .580 (55-94).

The Zips continue action on Saturday as they wrap up tournament play at the Akron Invitational with a doubleheader. The Zips take on Tennessee Tech at 12:30 p.m., and close out with LaSalle at 7 p.m.