CMU sweeps Toledo to move above .500
The CMU women’s volleyball team won its second consecutive match Thursday after sweeping the Toledo Rockets at Finch Fieldhouse 25-22, 25-22 and 25-22.
The Chippewas controlled the match throughout, but by no means played their best volleyball, committing 12 service errors.
“I thought we played well in some areas, and in others we kind of had to grind it out,” said head coach Erik Olson. “We didn’t play our best, but we got the win.”
The win improves CMU’s record to 13-12 overall and to 7-6 in the Mid-American Conference.
The opening set was back and forth early, but with the score tied at 14 the Chippewas took control. A kill by sophomore Lindsey Dulude gave the team a lead that they would never give back.
A Kaitlyn Schultz kill gave them a 24-20 lead and, after the Rockets closed the gap to two, CMU won the set on a Toledo attack error.
The second set saw the Chippewas jump out to an early 9-3 lead. After Toledo closed the lead to 10-7, CMU rattled off five consecutive points to extend its lead to 15-7 and appeared ready to run away with the set. However, the Rockets eventually tied the set at 22, but that’s as far as the run went for UT. Two Lauren Krupsky kills and a Toledo attack error gave CMU a 25-22 win and 2-0 match lead.
In the third set, with both teams tied at eight, Krupsky started a run of three consecutive points to make the CMU advantage 11-8. The rest of the set remained close, as it never lead by more than four, but the Chippewas pulled it off in the end, wining the set 25-22 and the match 3-0.
“We did a great job being aggressive and getting them out of system,” Krupsky said. “I also think our middleback did a great job of being where they were supposed to be.”
Krupsky and junior Kaitlyn Schultz each had 14 kills to lead the CMU attack. Katie Schuette and Jocelyn VerVelde each had seven kills, while Dulude and ValDeWeerd had five.
Defensively, Lisa Johnson had a great match finishing with 18 digs. Junior Kelsey Detweiler had 14 of her own.
Setter Catherine Ludwig had 48 assists.
The Chippewas will play their final home match of the year at 7 p.m. Saturday against Ball State at Finch Fieldhouse.
