The Muskingum volleyball team swept John Carroll on Senior Day to clinch its first Ohio Athletic Conference home tournament game since the 2008 season. The Muskies won 25-15, 25-17, 29-27.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (20-9 overall, 6-3 OAC), John Carroll (14-13 overall, 5-4 OAC)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio - at Muskingum Recreation Center

Match Notes

• With the win, Muskingum ended the OAC regular season tied for third with Baldwin Wallace.
• The Muskies will be the four-seed in the OAC Tournament, based on the head-to-head tiebreaker, and host five-seed John Carroll on Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. All fans are urged to wear red to the contest to Red Out the Blue Streaks. The game will feature Live Video and Audio on fightingsmuskies.com.
• This will mark Muskingum's first home OAC Tournament contest since the 2008 season.
• Prior to the game, Muskingum recognized seniors Lane Browning and Brooke Scott.

How It Happened

• The Muskies surged out to a 17-8 lead in the opening set to take control. The Muskies continued their onslaught in set two by charging to an 18-10 lead. In the third set, Muskingum rallied from a 17-10 deficit and fought off two John Carroll set points to capture the thrilling victory.
• Scott and sophomore Taylour Fatheree led the net attack with 13 kills each. Scott also had four blocks and Fatheree had three blocks.
• Freshman Ashley Reynolds and junior Katie Hunt each added nine spikes.
• Sophomore Taylor Mathews directed the attack with 47 assists.
• Sophomore Deidre Prince and sophomore Courtney Nestoff protected the back row with 32 and 18 digs, respectively.
• Muskingum ended the contest with 54 kills, 51 assists, 48 digs and 10 blocks.

In Muskingum's second match of the day, the Muskies defeated Denison, 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-15).

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (21-9 overall), Denison (13-12)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio – Muskingum Recreation Center

Match Notes

• Fatheree led the Muskies with 14 kills and four blocks.
• Hunt and Scott recorded 11 and 10 kills, respectively.
• Mathews guided the attack with 44 assists.
• Youngs accounted for 17 digs, while Prince had 15 digs.
• Muskingum ended the match with 48 kills and 15 blocks against the Big Red.