TOURNAMENT INFO
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The Jackets wrapped up the Cedarville Invitational with back-to-back sweeps over D'Youville and West Liberty inside the Callan Athletic Center.
CU opened the day with a 3-0 win over D'Youville (25-13, 25-20, 31-29). They returned in the evening to complete the tournament by handling West Liberty, 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-13).
Against D'Youville,
Allie Pilat paced the attack with 12 kills while
Madelyn Hensley added nine kills, seven digs, and three aces.
Kaley Matney dished out 25 assists and contributed 12 digs. Cedarville's defense at the net proved dominant with 11 team blocks, highlighted by
Cassi Shields and
Haley Koch posting five block assists each.
The Lady Jackets turned in their sharpest offensive performance of the weekend in the nightcap, hitting an impressive .386 as a team versus West Liberty.
Hensley led the way with 13 kills on .500 hitting, while Shields tallied 12 kills, three aces, and 15.5 total points. Matney distributed 37 assists with
Janae Heegaard adding eight kills at a .583 clip.
Hensley and Shields were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Quotable: Head Coach Greg Smith
"We played as a team and enjoyed what we did. The first match of the day we played their speed, but tonight we played our speed. We got after it and executed well which was great to see. I was proud of how the team bounced back after last night."
Stinger Notes:
- Cedarville improved to 5–2 overall with the two Saturday victories.
- The Lady Jackets recorded a season-best .386 hitting percentage against West Liberty.
- Shields' 12 kills was her second-highest total of the season.
- Hensley racked up a team-best 52 kills in the invitational.
- Cedarville tallied 18 service aces across the two contests.
