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Score: Villanova 3, Ohio 0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-20)
Location: Athens, Ohio (Convocation Center)
Record: Ohio 0-3, Villanova 2-1
Short Story: The Ohio volleyball team (0-3) dropped its final match of the 2016 Bobcat Invitational presented by OMG! Rotisserie, falling to Villanova (2-1), 3-0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-20) on Saturday (Aug. 27) at the Convocation Center.

The Bobcats were downed by No. 22-ranked Western Kentucky, 3-1 (25-21, 25-17, 23-25, 27-25), on Friday (Aug. 26) in their 2016 season opener, then suffered a 3-0 (25-11, 25-22, 25-14) sweep at the hands of Florida Gulf Coast earlier on Saturday.

THE BASICS
• The Bobcats hit .046 (18 kills- 14 errors- 87 total attacks) while the Wildcats hit at a .343 clip (49 kills-12 errors-108 total attacks).
• Freshman outside hitter Lizzie Stephens (Frisco, Texas) led the Bobcats with 11 kills. She also added seven digs. She represented the Bobcats on the All-2016 Bobcat Invitational Team.
• Freshman setter Katelyn Burke (Oswego, Ill.) dished out 17 of Ohio's 18 assists and also recorded 10 digs for her first career double-double. She also tallied two assisted blocks to match redshirt freshman middle blocker Natalie Burchesky (Canonsburg, Pa.) for the team lead.
• Junior outside hitter Allie Loitz led the Wildcats with 16 of her team's 49 kills. She also added 12 digs to achieve a double-double and added both a service ace and an assisted block.
• Senior outside hitter Claire Crutchfield pitched in 11 kills for Villanova.
• Freshman outside hitter Remy Fairchild compiled nine kills, seven digs and an assist for the Wildcats.
• Sophomore middle blocker Amanda Pedersen-Henry tallied a match-high three total blocks (one solo, two assisted) in addition to logging eight kills and three digs for Villanova.
• Freshman setter Emma Decker distributed a match-high 43 assists and totaled three kills, a service ace, an assisted block and three digs for the Wildcats.
• Junior defensive specialist/libero Allison Fitzgerald finished with a match-high 16 digs for Villanova in addition to posting a service ace.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Villanova rolled to a 25-10 victory in the opening set, then followed it up with a 25-11 win in the second set to take a commanding 2-0 match lead.
• Ohio didn't let Villanova get away with a sweep easily, as the Bobcats jumped out to a 10-9 lead behind three kills by Stephens. The Wildcats overcame the deficit, going on a 15-6 run to reach match point at 24-18. Ohio used another kill by Stephens and a Villanova attack error to make it a four-point set, but a kill by Loitz sealed the match victory for the Wildcats.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Stephens posted double-digit kills for the second time in her first three collegiate matches.
• Ohio is now 2-2 (.500) against Villanova.
• The Lady Toppers from Western Kentucky were crowned champions of the Bobcat Invitational presented by OMG! Rotisserie. They went 3-0 in tournament play thanks to the victory over the Bobcats on Friday and a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-22) sweep of Villanova and a 3-1 (25-12, 25-23, 20-25, 28-26) win over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday afternoon.
• Stephens was joined on the team by Loitz and Pedersen-Henry, Western Kentucky junior outside hitter Alyssa Cavanaugh, who was named Most Valuable Player, junior outside hitter/right side Sydney Engle and sophomore middle hitter Rachel Anderson and Florida Gulf Coast freshman outside hitter Ciara DeBell.

QUOTABLE
Third-year head coach Deane Webb on the weekend
"It was a tough day for us. Both this morning and evening didn't pass particular well, and that initiates your offense. Last night, we hit .220 or so, and that was all due to one bad set. Otherwise, we would of probably hit .280 last night against a top-25 team. I think it was a moral victory that caused us to be a little complacent this morning and then we were terrible on offense all day. We hit the ball very poorly, and we passed poorly all day, and that is obviously something that needs to improve. If passing doesn't improve then nothing else really matters. We'll be spending a whole lot of time on that. It has to improve."

Junior outside hitter Jaime Kosiorek on improving after this weekend
"We go straight back into the gym on Monday. We watch some video. Our coaches tell us specific things we need to improve on. As a team, we continue to talk to each throughout this process and this weekend. We just had a nice discussion in the locker room, and we talk to each other and see how we grow mentally stronger for the next opponent."

UP NEXT
The Bobcats hit the road for the first time in 2016, making the short drive to Huntington, W. Va., to battle Marshall (1-2) next Tuesday (Aug. 30). The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET at the Cam Henderson Center.

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