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Score: Marshall 3, Ohio 2 (25-21, 24-26, 24-26, 25-18, 15-12)
Location: Huntington, W. Va. (Cam Henderson Center)
Record: Ohio 0-4, Marshall 2-2
Short Story: The Ohio volleyball team (0-4) came up on the wrong end of a wild five-set match on Tuesday (Aug. 30) at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W. Va., falling to former Mid-American Conference rival Marshall (2-2), 3-2 (25-21, 24-26, 24-26, 25-18, 15-12).

THE BASICS
• Tuesday's match featured 37 ties and 16 lead changes.
• The Bobcats hit .154 (56 kills- 27 errors- 188 total attacks) while the Thundering Herd hit at a .196 clip (66 kills-30 errors-184 total attacks). Marshall also edged Ohio in service aces (6-2) and digs (95-72). The ‘Cats tallied 13.0 total team blocks (one solo, 24 assisted) while the Thundering Herd tabulated 12.0 total team blocks (one solo, 22 assisted).
• Junior outside hitter Jaime Kosiorek (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) notched a team-high 16 kills to lead the Bobcats and also contributed nine digs and a service ace.
• After missing the first three matches of the season due to an illness, senior outside hitter/libero Mallory Salis (Oak Lawn, Ill.) gave Ohio a spark with her first double-double of the season that included 12 kills and 15 digs. She also added a career-high four total blocks (one solo, three assisted) and two assists.
• Redshirt junior middle blocker Ali Lake (Liberty Township, Ohio) finished with 11 kills and tied for the team lead with six assisted blocks for the Bobcats. She also totaled a career-high five digs.
• Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Katie Nelson (Regina, Saskatchewan) and freshman middle blocker/outside hitter Sara Januszewski (Oak Creek, Wis.) each notched six assisted blocks to match Lake for the team lead. Making her first start of the season after missing the first three matches due to an injury, Nelson also posted seven kills and an assist for Ohio while Januszewski contributed a career-high seven kills in addition to setting a new career standard for blocks.
• Sophomore setter/outside hitter Stephanie Olman (Maumee, Ohio) achieved her first career double-double with a match-high 42 assists in addition to 10 digs. She also contributed two kills and a career-high three assisted blocks for the Bobcats.
• Senior libero Brooke Coleman (Plano, Texas) totaled a team-high 19 digs as well as a service ace and an assist for Ohio.
• Senior outside hitter Cassie Weaver led Marshall to victory by achieving a double-double. She logged a match-high 18 kills in additon to 19 digs. She also recorded two assisted blocks and an assist.
• Freshman outside hitter Jac'cara Walker totaled 17 kills, nine digs and an assist for the Thundering Herd.
• Senior middle blocker Ally Kiekover pitched in 12 kills, three assisted blocks, a service ace and two digs for Marshall.
• Freshman setter Madelyn Cole produced a big night for the Thundering Herd with a team-high 32 assists and four assisted blocks as well as nine kills, a service ace and 14 digs.
• Junior setter Kayla Simmons distributed 20 assists and also added an assisted block and seven digs for Marshall.
• Senior libero Allie Kellerman totaled a match-high 24 digs and three service aces for the Thundering Herd. She also had an assist.
• Freshman defensive specialist Audrey Shannon logged 10 digs for Marshall.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ohio jumped out to a 10-7 lead in the opening set, using four kills by Kosiorek, two by Januszewski and a double block by Nelson and Salis. Marshall retaliated, though, by closing the set on an 18-11 run. Walker notched six of her kills in the first set while Weaver and Kiekover added four and three, respectively.
• The second set was evenly contested throughout, with the two squads trading points up until the tune of an 18-all tie. The Thundering Herd broke away by scoring six the next eight points to make it set point at 24-20. The Bobcats mounted a furious rally, though, taking advantage of four Marshall attack errors and a kill by Salis to even the match.
• The third set saw the Bobcats take a 2-1 lead in the match as Januszewski, Salis and Lake combined for 10 of Ohio's 12 kills and the Thundering Herd committed 13 total errors. Ohio built its lead up to 14-11 with two kills by Lake and double blocks by Lake and Nelson and Olman and Januszewski. Marshall rallied once again, though, with a 12-7 spurt to take a 23-21 set lead. Facing another late-set comeback, the Bobcats received kills by Januszewski and Salis and three attack errors by the Thundering Herd, allowing Ohio to earn the match advantage.
• Marshall refused to back down after two-straight tough set losses and won the fourth set by seven points. Walker's five kills, Kellerman's two service aces and 12 total miscues by the Bobcats allowed the Thundering Herd to even the match.
• Ohio took advantage of kills by Kosiorek, Lake, Olman and Januszewski and double blocks by Salis and Januszewski, Nelson and Lake and Lake and Jaunszewski to take a 9-8 edge in the fifth set. That's as close as the Bobcats got to victory, though, as three kills by Walker, a service ace by Cole, double blocks by sophomore outside hitter Shelby Conley and freshman middle blocker Madison Hill and Hill and Weaver and a kill by Weaver allowed Marshall to escape with a win.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Kosiorek recorded double-digit kills for the second time this season and 35th time in her career. Her servie ace gives her 86 for her career, which moves her into sole possession of 10th place on the program's all-time list in the rally scoring era.
• Salis achieved her 11th career double-double, finishing with double-digit kills for the 16th time and double-digit digs for the 35th time.
• Lake recorded double-digit kills for the second time this year and fifth time in her career. She also tallied at least five total blocks for the fifth time in her career.
• Nelson finished with at least five total blocks for the fifth time in her career.
• Januszewski logged at least five total blocks for the first time in her career.
• Coleman compiled double-digit digs for the third time this year and 32nd time in her career.
• Ohio dropped to 27-8 (.771) all-time against Marshall.

QUOTABLE
Third-year head coach Deane Webb on the loss
"I think they were mentally stronger than we were, and we made a lot of poor decision defensively. I think we had too many balls that fell that were what I would consider routine defensive plays on our side, and we didn't make those plays when we needed to. I think Marshall worked really hard. They deserved to win tonight. I thought they had great work ethic on their side and a lot of good defense on their side as well. It was a tough one; a tough loss. We had our opportunities. I just think as the match went on, we were weaker mentally than we should have been."

Senior outside hitter/libero Mallory Salis on the loss
"I think it's definitely a learning experience. We're a DI collegiate-level program. That's something we have to expect, especially with a team that's very similar to us, potential-wise. They put their heart into it, and we didn't. They were the agressive team, and we were the passive one. I think when you're the passive team that's where the errors come out." 

UP NEXT
The Bobcats make the trek to Boone, N.C., for the Black and Gold Invitational this weekend. Ohio will face Wofford on Friday (Sept. 2) at 4 p.m. ET before taking on UNC-Wilmington (10 a.m. ET) and host Appalachian State (7 p.m. ET) on Saturday (Sept. 3) at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center.

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