The Muskingum volleyball team went 1-1 on the final day of the Hope Invitational. The Muskies fell to #6 Calvin 3-0 and defeated Dominican (Ill.) 3-1.

Game 1

The Basics
• Records: Muskingum (5-6), Calvin (11-1)
• Location: DeVos Fieldhouse – Holland, MI
• Attendance: 89

How it Happened
• Calvin got out to a hot start, taking the first set 25-8.
• Riding their set one momentum, the Knights captured set two 25-13.
• The Muskies showed fight in the third set but fell just short, losing the final frame 25-21.
• The Muskies were led by sophomore Raegan Flood with eight kills.
• Junior Emma Conrad and sophomore Hanna Gove also chipped in four kills.
• Senior Erin Dickson added 20 assists and four digs.
• Senior Brooke Bigrigg notched 11 digs.
• Calvin was led by Gabriella Kellogg with 12 kills.

Inside the Numbers
• Muskingum totaled 22 kills, 22 assists, 32 digs, and four service aces.
• Calvin tallied 48 kills, 44 assists, 56 digs, and eight service aces.

Game 2

The Basics
• Records: Muskingum (6-6), Dominican (Ill.) (2-9)
• Location: DeVos Fieldhouse – Holland, MI
• Attendance: 73

How it Happened
• After dropping set one 25-17, the Muskies were able to rally in set two and win 25-20 to even the match.
• The Muskies put together a dominate third frame, winning the set 25-9.
• Muskingum sealed the win with a fourth set victory, 25-19.
• The Muskies were led by senior Brooke Bigrigg with 15 kills and 10 digs.
• Sophomore Reagan Flood recorded 11 kills, while junior Emma Dunham and sophomore Khloe Taylor each notched eight kills.
• Junior Emma Conrad dished out 20 assists and also recorded 17 digs.
• Senior Erin Dickson tallied 16 assists for the Muskies as well.
• Dominican (Ill.) was led by Gabija Sinickaite with nine kills.

Inside the Numbers
• Muskingum tallied 52 kills, 60 digs, 47 assists, and six service aces on the match.
• Dominican (Ill.) recorded 38 kills, 36 assists, 65 digs, and four services aces in total.

Up Next
The Muskies will open OAC regular season play on Wednesday, September 22 when they host John Carroll in the Anne C. Steele Center. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. A live video stream of the match can accessed on the OAC TV app as well as fightingmuskies.com.