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Zips Tally .432 Attack Percentage in 3-0 Win Against UNC Greensboro
September 02 | Women's Volleyball
HUNTINGTON, WV --The Akron volleyball team tallied a .432 hitting percentage en route to a 3-0 victory (25-15, 25-18, 25-12) over the UNC Greensboro Spartans Saturday at Cam Henderson Center.
The out-of-conference victory improved Akron's overall record to 3-3 on the season.
Faith Johnson finished with 15 kills on the day to lead the Zips attack while finishing with a hitting percentage of .542. Akron got 8 digs from Vanessa Del Real to lead them defensively.
Game Notes
» Akron attackers combined to hit .432 in the match.
» Eliska Vytiskova had a match-high three aces in the win.
» Faith Johnson had a match-high 15 kills for Akron.
» Akron got a match-high eight digs from Vanessa Del Real.
» Akron attackers were helped by a match-high 35 assists from Eliska Vytiskova.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Zips earned a set-one victory 25-15 helped by a strong performance on the attacking end. Akron put together a .423 attack percentage with 13 kills in the set victory. The Zips ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza. Akron also supplemented their offense with four aces in the opening set.
SET 2 | After their win in the first set, Akron put themselves on the cusp of a sweep with a 25-18 victory in set number two. The Zips earned the set victory thanks to a strong performance on the attacking side. Akron registered a .375 attack percentage with 19 kills in the set win. The Zips ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza. The Akron offense also got a boost from four aces in the stanza.
SET 3 | Akron finished off the match in a 3-0 sweep after taking set three. The Zips took control of the set early when the score was 2-1 and held the lead the rest of the way to win 25-12. Akron ended on a strong note, opening up its biggest lead of the stanza, 13 points, to finish off the set, totaling 16 kills while only registering one attack error in the set. The Akron offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.
