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Score: Miami 3, Ohio 0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-21)
Location: Athens, Ohio (Convocation Center)
Record: Ohio 13-12 (9-4 MAC), Miami 21-4 (13-0 MAC)
Short Story: The Ohio volleyball team (13-12, 9-4 MAC) suffered a 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-21) setback to Mid-American Conference East Division archrival Miami (21-4, 13-0 MAC) on Friday (Nov. 4) in a Battle of the Bricks Matchup at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio.

THE BASICS
• The Bobcats hit .175 (38 kills-18 errors-114 total attacks) while the RedHawks attacked at a .312 (46 kills-12 errors-109 total attacks) pace. Miami led the match in total team blocks (7.0-4.0), service aces (4-1) and assists (44-38).
• Senior outside hitter/libero Mallory Salis (Oak Lawn, Ill.) attacked at a .241 (10 kills-3 errors-29 total attacks) rate for Ohio. She also logged six digs.
• Junior outside hitter Jaime Kosiorek (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) was second on the team with eight kills. She also added six digs and a service ace for the Bobcats.
• Redshirt junior middle blocker Ali Lake (Liberty Township, Ohio) tallied eight kills, two total blocks (one solo, one assisted) and two digs for Ohio.
• Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Katie Nelson (Regina, Saskatchewan) hit .417 (six kills-one error-12 total attacks) and finished with two assisted blocks for the Bobcats. She also recorded one dig.
• Sophomore setter/outside hitter Stephanie Olman (Maumee, Ohio) distributed a match-high 36 assists for Ohio. She also had two kills, two assisted blocks and nine digs.
• Sophomore libero Erica Walker (Wheaton, Ill.) led the Bobcats with 13 digs. 
• Senior libero Brooke Coleman (Plano, Texas) logged 11 digs for Ohio and also tallied one assist.
• Sophomore outside hitter/right side Stela Kukoc totaled nine kills, a match-high two service aces and two digs for Miami.
• Junior outside hitter Olivia Rusek chipped in nine kills, a solo block, a service ace and six digs for the RedHawks.
• Junior outside hitter/right side Katie Tomasic tallied eight kills and four assisted blocks for Miami.
• Senior outside hitter Maris Below logged seven kills, an assisted block, an assist and three digs for the RedHawks.
• Senior middle hitter Paige Hill compiled a match-high six total blocks (one solo, five assisted) and also chipped in four kills, two digs and an assist for Miami.
• Senior setter Krista Brakauskas dished out a team-high 22 assists for the RedHawks and also had four digs.
• Redshirt sophomore setter Krista Brakauskas achieved a double-double for Miami with 14 assists and 11 digs. She also had a service ace.
• Junior libero Maeve McDonald compiled a match-high 23 digs for the RedHawks.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Salis has now posted double-digit kills 16 times this year and 31 times in her career.
• Walker has now tallied double-digit digs 13 times this year -- including each of the last eleven matches -- and 23 times in her career.
• Coleman now has double digit digs 16 times this year and 45 times in her career.

QUOTABLE
Webb on the loss
"All credit to Miami. They played a great match, as they have all year. They're in the midst of having a great season, and they continued that tonight. As for us, I was surprised that we came out tight tonight. The pressure was not on us tonight. We could neither improve nor lower our seed. It was an opportunity to play a good team and see where we are; maybe a sneak preview of two weeks from now. So, I was a little surprised that we came out tight, and that's my fault. Ultimately, I need to have them in the right place mentally and emotionally, and we weren't tonight. I need to do a better job of that."

Coleman on the loss
"I think playing a good team, there should be some adrenaline and some motivation to play well. We didn't come out and start very well tonight, and I think that's what caused it. We need to be mentally stronger, especially going into the season and into the MAC tournament. That's what they beat us on tonight. We made errors, and, at the same, they were mentally stronger than we were."

UP NEXT
The Bobcats look to bounce back on Saturday (Nov. 5) when they play host to MAC East Division rival Bowling Green (18-8, 8-5 MAC) in a Senior Day showdown. The regular season home finale is set to get underway at 7 p.m. ET. The Bobcats will honor the careers of Coleman and Salis prior to the match. The contest will be streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app.

The Falcons picked up a 3-1 (25-21, 25-11, 20-25, 25-20) win over MAC East Division rival Kent State on Friday at the M.A.C. Center in Kent, Ohio.

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