Volleyball Gives Inspired Effort in Four-Set Loss

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Caitlin McClorey posted a .350 hitting percentage in the match.ALBION – Playing before one of its largest home crowds of the season on parents’ day the Albion College volleyball team gave an inspired effort for three sets of its match against Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association rival Adrian College. Albion ran out of energy after winning the third set, however, as it suffered a four-set setback to the Bulldogs. Adrian won the match 25-19, 26-24, 14-25, 25-12.

Adrian served up three of its 11 aces as it jumped out to a 14-6 lead in the first set.

Caitlin Wright, Kayla Gustitus, and Caitlin McClorey pounded kills as Albion jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second set. Albion extended the margin to 11-6 as Adrian committed a pair of attack errors and Jessica Weiler produced a kill.

Adrian reeled off the next four points as Albion had two hitting errors and a ball handling error and Emily Ribant served up an ace.

Kills by Lauren DeLuyck and Jalyn Ingalls on consecutive points and a Bulldog ball handling error helped Albion preserve the lead at 14-10, but Adrian would bounce back to tie the score at 14. Neither team led by more than two points the rest of the way.

Albion scored the first four points and went on to win the third set easily. The Britons hit .265 with 11 kills in 34 attempts.

Albion looked to carry the momentum on to the fourth set, and it looked good after McClorey’s kill on the first point. Adrian scored the next nine as Danielle Bogedin produced four of her match-high 14 kills.

McClorey finished with a fine stat line for Albion, pounding nine kills, dishing out an assist, serving up two aces, and collecting a block assist.

Albion’s final home match of the season is Oct. 28, a 7 p.m. match against Saint Mary’s College.