Malone University Athletics

FINDLAY, Ohio - The Malone University volleyball team came up short at the University of Findlay on Friday evening, 3-0. The Pioneers fall to 4-18 overall and 2-8 inside the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). The Oilers are now 13-8 and 8-2 in conference play.
 
Jaymes Gilbert got off to a red-hot start to begin the first set with five of the team's first ten points. Malone jumped out to a 10-6 lead, but seven straight points for Findlay put the home team on top, 18-13. It was a battle, but ultimately it was the Oilers who were victorious 25-21 in set one. Each side had 11 kills, but Findlay hit .189 compared to Malone's .043 in the period.
 
A 15-8 advantage in kills for the Oilers in set two propelled them to a 25-14 win in the second. Gilbert and Marissa Smith combined for back-to-back blocks in the midst of a scoring run for the Pioneers, but it was not enough to fuel a comeback after falling behind 17-12. Seven of the final eight points in the set went to Findlay.
 
Malone took an early lead once again in set three at 9-5 after an ace by Helaina Edgar. Another scoring run for the Oilers helped to tip the scales in Findlay's favor, but not without a pair of kills by Audra Brandenburg late in the set. She got the Pioneers close, but the Oilers came away with the sweep after a 25-20 win.
 
Gilbert (8) and Kassidy Gorsuch (7) led the way for the offense with Edgar (19) on assists. Ella Kresak recorded a team-high 16 digs with Jaclyn Jundzilo behind with eight in just one set. Gilbert was involved in all five blocks with five block assists.
 
Malone makes the trip to Tiffin University on Saturday, October 24 to face the Dragons at 2:00 P.M.