After a slow first set, the Muskingum volleyball team came back to defeat Ohio Athletic Conference opponent Capital in four sets to clinch their fourth win in a row on Tuesday night in front of the energetic home crowd, 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-13).

The Basics

• Muskingum now stands at 16-3 overall, 3-1 OAC. 
• Capital is 9-15 overall, 1-3 OAC.
• The Muskies will travel to battle Baldwin Wallace on Saturday, October 14. The match will start at 1:00 p.m.

Notables

• Muskingum has now won four matches in a row.
• The Muskies have defeated Capital the last four seasons.
• MU out-hit Capital .252 to .103.

How It Happened

• The Muskies lost set one (22-25), bounced back in set two (25-17), controlled set three (25-15), and secured the win in set four (25-13).
• Courtney Nestoff led the backline with 13 digs.
• Madison Sikorski, Brooke Fatheree, and Jordan Youngs contributed 10 digs each.
• Chloe Brandewie smacked down five blocks, produced three service aces, and added eight kills.
• B. Fatheree lead the squad with a game-best 13 kills, 10 digs, and averaged 16.5 points-per-set.
• Taylour Fatheree chipped in nine kills and averaged 11.0 points-per-set.
• Erin Dickson distributed 35 assists and tallied five digs.
• Miranda Plumly tossed in seven kills and three digs.

Inside The Sets

• In the first set, Muskingum and Capital were tied 4-4, but then the visitors went on to notch five straight points and kept the momentum until the end of the set, winning 25-22.  
• The Muskies started the second set strong, outscoring the Crusaders 11-3 and kept producing the points from there. MU wrapped up the set by scoring the final five points to take set two, 25-17.
• Muskingum led 22-12 in the third set, but Capital scored three straight points that forced the Muskies to call a timeout. After the timeout, MU registered the final three points to win set three, 25-15.
• The Muskies elevated and executed play in the fourth set, holding the Crusaders to a -.095 hitting percentage to secure the victory, 25-13.