Volleyball opens season 3-1 at Green Bay invite
Despite a heartbreak defeat to start the Green-Bay Country Inn & Suites Invitational, the Central Michigan volleyball team bounced back to finish the weekend 3-1.
A 2-3 loss to Auburn was overcome as CMU went on to top UW-Green Bay 3-0.
The Chippewas ended the tournament with a 3-1 victory against Drake, with a fourth game ending in a 30-28 CMU win.
Offensively, the team was strong, putting down 52 kills on the night. Kaitlyn McIntyre led the offense with 17 kills.
Assisting McIntyre and the rest of the Chippewa attackers was a team effort between Kelly Maxwell and Jordan Timmer with a combined 50 assists.
Defensively, CMU recorded 77 digs. Lindsey Dulude led the defense with 18 digs, followed by Jenna Coates and Samantha Brawley who each had 15 digs on the night.
The tournament opener was a tough loss for the Chippewas.
Game one was won by CMU with a score of 25-17, but the team gave up game two 25-16. In game three, it was the Tigers who picked up the win, but CMU answered back in the fourth game 25-16.
Finally, the Chippewas fell in the final game with a 15-9 loss to Auburn.
CMU was able to bounce back from the loss to sweep Green Bay with scores of 25-20, 27-25 and 25-14.
Following the tournament, Dulude and Coates were both named to the All-Tournament team.
The Chippewas will face off against No. 23 Michigan Friday night in the Adidas/Michigan Challenge in Ann Arbor.
Calls to Central Michigan athletics were not returned for interviews with coaches and players.
