Central Michigan University Athletics
Friday, October 9
Oxford, Ohio
6:30 p.m.
Central Michigan University
0-18,0-5MAC
0
at
3
Miami (OH)
12-5,4-2MAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Mich. | 21 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| Miami (OH) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Cripe Leads all Scorers in Friday Night Action for Volleyball
10/9/2026 7:59:00 PM | Volleyball
Taylor Cripe tallied 16 kills and 17 points in the match with Miami (OH) in Oxford.
OXFORD, Ohio – Taylor Cripe recorded her fourth career 15+ kill match in the Friday battle with the RedHawks, ending the night with 16 kills and 17 points to lead all scorers.
The Chippewas dropped the match to Miami (OH) 0-3, 21-25, 9-25 and 17-25.
CMU recorded a season high .247 hitting percentage on the night. Karla Sanchez-George led that charge with six kills hitting .417 from the right side. Cripe, the outside hitter, hit .353.
Central Michigan ran a 6-2 on the night, totaling 35 assists. Brytn Lyon had 17 and Audrey Hackney had 14.
How it happened
The two teams played an even back-and-forth set through the first 16 points, tied at 8-8 before a 4-0 run against the Chippewas. CMU trailed 8-12 before Coach Wilson called her first timeout of the set.
Taylor Cripe scored out of the timeout for the Chippewas to end the run.
Audrey Hackney recorded an ace for Central Michigan and the Chippewas were within one.
Miami (OH) held the lead at the media timeout, 12-15.
Trailing by five at 13-18, Coach Wilson called her second timeout.
The Chippewas came within two at 20-22 via a block from Brenna Storz and Cripe.
Central Michigan dropped the first set to the RedHawks, 21-25.
In the second set, the Chippewas trailed 5-15 at the media timeout.
After a 4-0 run for Miami (OH) out of the media break, Central Michigan took a moment to regroup in a timeout.
Following that timeout, CMU sided out and sent Addison Samolinski to the service line. Karla Sanchez-George then scored via kill and helped CMU find some wind in the sails.
The second set went to the RedHawks, 9-25.
In the third set, CMU was within one midway through the set, 12-13 with back-to-back kills from Taylor Cripe and a sneaky over by Brytn Lyon.
Heading into the media timeout, CMU trailed by just two, 13-15.
Central Michigan battled hard in the entire third set. When the Chippewas had scored 15 points, the team was hitting .560.
Coach Wilson called a timeout down 15-19 to get her team ready for the final stretch.
Miami (OH) scored back-to-back points out of the timeout, but Cheyenne Gunner answered to stop the 4-1 run with her third kill of the evening.
Miami (OH) reached the 23 point mark and Coach Wilson called her final timeout of the set.
The RedHawks took the final set 25-17 over the Chippewas and the match 3-0.
Central Michigan will take the overnight bus trip to Muncie, Ind. to take on the Ball State Cardinals on Saturday afternoon. First serve is slated for 4 p.m.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Volleyball, follow the team in X (@cmuvolleyball) and on Instagram (@cmuvolleyball).
The Chippewas dropped the match to Miami (OH) 0-3, 21-25, 9-25 and 17-25.
CMU recorded a season high .247 hitting percentage on the night. Karla Sanchez-George led that charge with six kills hitting .417 from the right side. Cripe, the outside hitter, hit .353.
Central Michigan ran a 6-2 on the night, totaling 35 assists. Brytn Lyon had 17 and Audrey Hackney had 14.
How it happened
The two teams played an even back-and-forth set through the first 16 points, tied at 8-8 before a 4-0 run against the Chippewas. CMU trailed 8-12 before Coach Wilson called her first timeout of the set.
Taylor Cripe scored out of the timeout for the Chippewas to end the run.
Audrey Hackney recorded an ace for Central Michigan and the Chippewas were within one.
Miami (OH) held the lead at the media timeout, 12-15.
Trailing by five at 13-18, Coach Wilson called her second timeout.
The Chippewas came within two at 20-22 via a block from Brenna Storz and Cripe.
Central Michigan dropped the first set to the RedHawks, 21-25.
In the second set, the Chippewas trailed 5-15 at the media timeout.
After a 4-0 run for Miami (OH) out of the media break, Central Michigan took a moment to regroup in a timeout.
Following that timeout, CMU sided out and sent Addison Samolinski to the service line. Karla Sanchez-George then scored via kill and helped CMU find some wind in the sails.
The second set went to the RedHawks, 9-25.
In the third set, CMU was within one midway through the set, 12-13 with back-to-back kills from Taylor Cripe and a sneaky over by Brytn Lyon.
Heading into the media timeout, CMU trailed by just two, 13-15.
Central Michigan battled hard in the entire third set. When the Chippewas had scored 15 points, the team was hitting .560.
Coach Wilson called a timeout down 15-19 to get her team ready for the final stretch.
Miami (OH) scored back-to-back points out of the timeout, but Cheyenne Gunner answered to stop the 4-1 run with her third kill of the evening.
Miami (OH) reached the 23 point mark and Coach Wilson called her final timeout of the set.
The RedHawks took the final set 25-17 over the Chippewas and the match 3-0.
Central Michigan will take the overnight bus trip to Muncie, Ind. to take on the Ball State Cardinals on Saturday afternoon. First serve is slated for 4 p.m.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Volleyball, follow the team in X (@cmuvolleyball) and on Instagram (@cmuvolleyball).
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
CMU
Miami
Kills
35
46
Errors
12
5
Attempts
93
93
Hitting %
.247
.441
Points
39.0
56.0
Assists
35
41
Aces
2
6
Blocks
2
4
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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