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Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22
Volleyball Splits On Day 1 In Dayton
9/10/2021 9:00:00 PM | Volleyball
CMU closes the tournament on Saturday night
DAYTON, Ohio -- The Central Michigan volleyball split its two matches on Friday on day 1 of the Flyer-Raider Invitational.
The Chippewas (5-3) fell in three sets to co-host Wright State (5-2) and then bounced back with a four-set victory over Illinois State (2-5).
"We didn't bring our best this morning," CMU coach Mike Gawlik said. "One of the things that we talked about after the match (with Wright State) is that we have to rebound, and mature teams can get over losses."
The Chippewas channeled the loss to Wright State into motivation rather than disappointment, which proved strong in the victory against the Redbirds.
"We just played with a real joy this afternoon," Gawlik said. "I just thought we did a really tremendous job of staying in the fight, creating our own energy, and being the aggressor throughout the entire match."
Gawlik specifically noted the contributions of outside hitters Linnea Willer and Sierra Gray, who contributed 16 and 15 kills, respectively, against Illinois State. Willer posted a .433 hitting percentage on 30 attacks.
CMU setters Grace Butler and Kendall Braate finished with 30 and 22 assists, respectively, while libero Aly Gurtiza amassed 22 digs.
Willer had six kills and Butler finished with 18 assists against Wright State.
The Chippewas will complete the invitational on Saturday (7 p.m.) with a match against Dayton.
"We came here to play really good teams, and I think we have," Gawlik said. "More than anything, they (Dayton) bring some really talented players to the roster, and we're going to have to match that with playing our style of game."
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The Chippewas (5-3) fell in three sets to co-host Wright State (5-2) and then bounced back with a four-set victory over Illinois State (2-5).
"We didn't bring our best this morning," CMU coach Mike Gawlik said. "One of the things that we talked about after the match (with Wright State) is that we have to rebound, and mature teams can get over losses."
The Chippewas channeled the loss to Wright State into motivation rather than disappointment, which proved strong in the victory against the Redbirds.
"We just played with a real joy this afternoon," Gawlik said. "I just thought we did a really tremendous job of staying in the fight, creating our own energy, and being the aggressor throughout the entire match."
Gawlik specifically noted the contributions of outside hitters Linnea Willer and Sierra Gray, who contributed 16 and 15 kills, respectively, against Illinois State. Willer posted a .433 hitting percentage on 30 attacks.
CMU setters Grace Butler and Kendall Braate finished with 30 and 22 assists, respectively, while libero Aly Gurtiza amassed 22 digs.
Willer had six kills and Butler finished with 18 assists against Wright State.
The Chippewas will complete the invitational on Saturday (7 p.m.) with a match against Dayton.
"We came here to play really good teams, and I think we have," Gawlik said. "More than anything, they (Dayton) bring some really talented players to the roster, and we're going to have to match that with playing our style of game."
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Team Stats
CMU
WSU
Kills
30
33
Errors
33
15
Attempts
149
134
Hitting %
-.020
.134
Points
41
47
Assists
29
28
Aces
1
2
Blocks
10
12
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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