Central Michigan University Athletics

Photo by: Lilly Sharrak, @shot.by_lilly ('29)
11/6/2026 7:22:00 PM | Volleyball
The Chippewa volleyball team traveled to Akron, Ohio for a Mid-American Conference match on Friday and will take on the Zips again on Saturday afternoon.
AKRON, Ohio – Taylor Cripe notched her 11th game with double-digit kill night in 12 games in Akron on Friday evening.
Central Michigan dropped the first set 7-25 to the Zips. In set two, the Chippewas fell 17-25 to the Zips and in the third, fell 19-25.
In set three, the Chippewas took an early lead by as much as three at 10-7. At the media timeout, CMU led 15-14.
On the night, the offense was led by Brenna Storz. Storz hit .357 with seven kills. The freshman also added three block assists en route to the six by CMU in the match.
Taylor Cripe tallied 10 kills and an ace.
CMU totaled three aces in the match, Cripe, Alexis Carper and Cecilia Bustamante notching them for the Chippewas.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday afternoon in Rhodes Arena at 4 p.m.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Volleyball, follow the team in X (@cmuvolleyball) and on Instagram (@cmuvolleyball).
Central Michigan dropped the first set 7-25 to the Zips. In set two, the Chippewas fell 17-25 to the Zips and in the third, fell 19-25.
In set three, the Chippewas took an early lead by as much as three at 10-7. At the media timeout, CMU led 15-14.
On the night, the offense was led by Brenna Storz. Storz hit .357 with seven kills. The freshman also added three block assists en route to the six by CMU in the match.
Taylor Cripe tallied 10 kills and an ace.
CMU totaled three aces in the match, Cripe, Alexis Carper and Cecilia Bustamante notching them for the Chippewas.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday afternoon in Rhodes Arena at 4 p.m.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Volleyball, follow the team in X (@cmuvolleyball) and on Instagram (@cmuvolleyball).
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
CMU
UA
Kills
26
43
Errors
16
9
Attempts
98
91
Hitting %
.102
.374
Points
35.0
57.0
Assists
24
41
Aces
3
10
Blocks
6
4
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