PERRYSBURG, Ohio – The Vincennes University Trailblazer volleyball team head home after weekend Owens CC Tournament in style after sweeping the College of Lake County 25-16, 25-19, 25-23 and Glen Oaks 25-13, 25-10, 25-22.
Vincennes got off to a slow start after a late night Friday forced them to return to the Owens CC floor less than 12 hours after their last Friday match.
The Trailblazers used a 5-0 scoring run to grab a 10-7 lead and never looked back. VU closed out the set with an 8-0 scoring run to take set one 25-16 over the College of Lake County.
VU rode this momentum into the second set, growing a 10-5 lead before the Lancers rallied back to take the lead with a 6-0 run of their own.
The Blazers answered back again to take a late seven-point lead, before holding on to take set two 25-19.
Set three was more of a battle for Vincennes, with VU utilizing four separate 4-0 scoring runs to take set three and complete the sweep going the distance 25-23.
VU was led offensively in the first match of the day by freshman Paige Parlanti (Las Vegas, Nev.) who just missed another double-double with 11 kills and nine digs.
Freshman Audrey Buis (Franklin, Ind.) also just missed out on a double-double with eight kills, nine digs and two block assists.
Freshman Alexis Chrappa (Effingham, Ill.) ended the opening game of the day with seven kills, four digs and three block assists.
Freshmen Kennedy Sowell (Effingham, Ill.), Tuana Turhan (Ankara, Turkey) and sophomore Hannah Graber (Montgomery, Ind.) each recorded two kills each.
Sowell added a block assist and a dig, while Turhan had a big day at the net defensively with a solo block, seven block assists with one dig and one ace.
Graber ran the offense well from her setter position to 17 set assists, seven digs and an ace.
Sophomores Kaley Roush (Shoals, Ind.) and Malgorzata Banasiak (Gdynia, Poland) and freshman Maecy Johnson (Chrisman, Ill.) rounded out the VU offense with one kill each.
Banasiak ended with four block assists and Johnson ran as a second setter to 17 set assists and two digs.
Sophomore defensive specialist Lara Gomes de Castro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) led the Blazers with 10 digs.
Freshman libero Morgan Netcott (Montague, Mich.) finished with nine digs, a pair of aces and a set assist.
