WVB Tops Oklahoma, Lipscomb on Day 1 of LUV Invite

NASHVILLE – – The Ball State girls’s volleyball staff improved to 5-0 on the season with wins over Oklahoma (3-1) and Lipscomb (3-0) on the opening day of the LUV Invitational as Allen Arena.
 
The day began with junior center Lauren Gilliland blasting a career-high 17 kills to assist the Cardinals (5-0) knock off a beforehand undefeated Sooners (3-1) squad out of the Big 12.
 
Gilliland additionally hit a formidable .533 (17-1-30) within the 3-1 (25-17, 29-27, 20-25, 25-16) victory, whereas main the Ball State protection with 4 whole blocks.
 

Time to FLY THE ?????, as we transfer to 4-0 to begin the 12 months with a 3-1 #VICTORY over Oklahoma

Up subsequent: Lipscomb at 8p ET / 7p CT#ChirpChirp x #WeFly x #MACtion pic.twitter.com/aDe7kPxNpC

— Ball State Volleyball ?? (@BallStateWVB) September 2, 2022

In the nightcap, the Cardinals made “short” work of the host Bison (2-3), taking the match 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-18) regardless of a virtually one hour third set which included a prolonged delay and the rating revert from 18-16 to 17-15 as a result of some Lipscomb rotation points.
 
The additional play didn’t decelerate the Ball State offense, nevertheless, because the Cardinals completed the match with a season-best .344 (42-9-96) assault proportion. Junior exterior Cait Snyder led the best way, capitalizing on her first begin of the season to guide the BSU offense with a season-high 11 kills.
 

It might have taken 2 hours, however we transfer to 5-0 with a ?? of Lipscomb as @caitsnyd ends it w/her eleventh kill of the evening

UP NEXT: We shut the LUV Invite tomorrow vs. Mississippi State at 4p ET / 3p CT#ChirpChirp x #WeFly x #MACtion pic.twitter.com/bIoSfH9N30

— Ball State Volleyball ?? (@BallStateWVB) September 3, 2022

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The Ball State girls’s volleyball staff closes play within the LUV Invitational Saturday afternoon, with a 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT first serve versus Mississippi State, which additionally acquired votes within the newest AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll.
 
BSU can even face former assistant coach Fritz Rosenberg, who after eight seasons with the Cardinals, is in his first 12 months as affiliate head coach for the Bulldogs.
 
MORE FROM MATCH 1: Ball State 3 – Oklahoma 1
In addition to Gilliland’s 17 kills, senior reverse Natalie Mitchem additionally had a robust afternoon, smashing a season-high 16 kills and hitting .289 (16-5-38) to assist BSU high the Sooners.
 
Setting all of it up was reigning MAC West Division Setter of the Week Megan Wielonski who dished out 50 assists and picked up 12 digs for her third double-double of the season. In addition to setting the Ball State offense to a .274 (62-19-157) price of success, Wielonski led all gamers with three service aces to assist in giving BSU an 8-to-2 edge within the class for the match.
 
Wielonski additionally had a hand within the last three factors, with an help on the primary, a block help on the second, and a kill on match level.
 

Here’s the #MatchWinner vs. Oklahoma … after an incredible rally, @megan_wielonski finds the again nook to Fly The ?????#ChirpChirp x #WeFly x #MACtion pic.twitter.com/AoFO2uHayJ

— Ball State Volleyball ?? (@BallStateWVB) September 2, 2022

In the backcourt, senior libero Maggie Huber tied for match-high honors with 20 digs, whereas senior exterior hitter Natalie Risi collected 11. Risi additionally scored eight kills and an ace, whereas Huber added an ace and led Ball State’s major passers with an ideal 1.000 reception proportion on 27 makes an attempt.
 
MORE FROM MATCH 2: Ball State 3 – Lipscomb 0
In addition to Snyder’s team-leading 11 kills, Risi adopted with 9 kills and a .400 (9-1-20) assault proportion. Risi additionally paced the Cardinals with a pair of aces, whereas tying for match-high honors with 4 whole blocks, together with a pair of solo stuffs.
 
Gilliland adopted her 17-kill efficiency from the opening match with seven extra within the nightcap, whereas hitting .353 (7-1-17).
 
Senior center Marie Plitt additionally turned in a strong efficiency, tallying eight kills and main all gamers with a .500 (8-0-16) assault proportion.
 
Huber as soon as once more led the Ball State backcourt, this time incomes 16 digs. Senior Havyn Gates added 9 digs and an ideal 1.000 reception proportion in 10 makes an attempt. She additionally put collectively a number of robust service runs, main all gamers with 19 serves.
 
Rounding out BSU’s high opponents within the win was Wielonski with 35 extra assists, to associate with 5 digs, three kills, an ace, and a block help.