Tartans Win Two 5 Set Matches on the Road

(MARIETTA, Ohio) – The Carnegie Mellon University volleyball team travelled to Marietta, Ohio, on Saturday for two matches. The first game was against Muskingum University where the Tartans won 3-2 and the second against Marietta College that the Tartans also won 3-2. The Cardinal and Gray are now 19-6 for the year.

Inside the Box Score against Muskingum

• The Tartans won in five sets, with scores of 14-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-12, and 15-11, with the Tartans winning sets two, four, and five.
• The Tartans hit a percentage of .215 against Muskingum's .241.
• Junior Kate Giang led the Tartans' offense with 19 kills, followed by senior Kai Herchenroether with 15 and senior Katherine Jackson with 11.
• Junior Neha Tummala dished out a season-high of 49 assists.
• Sophomore Izzy Saffert collected 20 digs, followed by Jackson with 18.
• Giang recorded a double-double with 17 digs to go with her 19 kills.
• Herchenroether's 15 kills are a career-high.

Inside the Box Score against #18 Marietta

• The Tartans won in five sets with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 25-17, 10-25, and 15-7.
• The Tartans hit a percentage of .144 compared to Marietta's .202.
• Schlemmer led the team's offense with 11 kills, followed by Giang and Jackson with ten apiece.
• Tummala dished out a total of 28 assists while freshman Melissa Jin tallied nine.
• Giang collected five service aces.
• Jackson collected a total of 19 digs, followed by Giang with 16 and Tummala with 13.
• The Tartans only had one block, a block solo by senior Julianna McFarland.

Up Next

The Tartans will host Point Park University on October 21 with the game starting at 6:00 p.m.