Tartans Win Two Five-Set Matches on the Road
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.