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Box Score 2 ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Rockford University women's volleyball team (6-22) carried their 2-0 record into the second day of the RU Invitational, but they would be heavily challenged. Their first match of the day was against an opponent Rockford beat 3-0 earlier in the year, this time the Regents would not be so lucky. Maranatha Baptist jumped out to a two-set lead, despite the Regents nearly pulling off the comeback in the first set. Rockford would dominate in the third set to keep the game in hand but then went on to lose in the fourth set to Maranatha, dropping their first match 3-1. The Regents faced conference foe Marian for the final game of the RU Invitational. Falling behind 2-0 again in this match, they played a strong third set, but unfortunately came up short, losing the third set in a close 26-24 match. The Regents finished out 0-2 on their second day of competition.
Maranatha 3 Rockford 1
- Rockford started off strong, going up 12-5, in good position. Nicole Eggers had back-to-back aces and Casey Sheetz recorded one ace to help the Regents.
- Maranatha rebounded fast, going on a 15-2 run to take the lead 19-15.
- The Regents came within one point at 20-19, but Maranatha went up 24-19. Rockford pulled it to 24-23, but the final point would go to Maranatha, taking the set 25-23.
- RU held the lead for the start of the second set, but another Maranatha run put an end to that, taking the lead 9-6.
- Rockford did not lead the rest of the set, Maranatha putting together more runs as they pushed to the finish of the set. The Regents got their score to 16, but Maranatha held their lead and finished the second set victorious 25-16.
- The third set was all Regents. Nicole Eggers put together four aces in two back-to-back instances to help them to a huge lead.
- Rockford wouldn't look back, taking a 13-point lead 24-11, and later closing the set on a Della Crain kill, 25-12. Crain had seven kills in the set.
- The fourth and final set had Maranatha start in the lead and never give it back. 10 of 11 points went in favor of Maranatha on their first run that put them well into the lead 14-5.
- Both teams traded points back and forth for the middle of the set, until Rockford pulled within three at 19-16.
- Rockford played a balanced rest of the set with Maranatha but couldn't come back, Maranatha taking the set and match 25-20.
Marian 3 Rockford 0
- It was a very slow start in the first set for Rockford, they would go down 12-1 from the opening serve.
- Rockford would make a run later on and charge back to make the score 18-12. Della Crain would get back-to-back aces during the run.
- Marian would only allow one more point, however, and Rockford would lose the first set 25-13.
- Rockford got their offense started in the second set with a 6-1 lead. Jessica Witkowski had a service ace for the Regents.
- Marian did not let the lead last, taking over again and pushing forward to an 8-point 18-10 lead.
- Marian kept up the pressure and Rockford stayed quiet on offense, losing once again 25-13.
- Down 2-0 in sets, Rockford held the third set close, coming within one or tying the match on multiple occasions, eventually scoring a much-needed run. They had the score well in their favor, sitting in the lead 20-15.
- Marian did catch up, however, and pushed to within one point at 20-19. Then, Rockford took a majority of the points to set up a 24-22 set point.
- Heartbreak struck after that point, and Rockford failed to defend against a strong Marian offense, giving up four kills to seal the deal and wrap up Marian's 3-0 win by a score of 26-24.
Maranatha
Marian
