Volleyball Recap: Grove City Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2025, 8:52pm

Volleyball Recap: Grove City Eagles vs. Slippery Rock Rockets

Grove City lost against Slippery Rock back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets. The Eagles just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.

Grove City was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Slippery Rock work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-27, 26-24, 25-12.

Slippery Rock can attribute much of their success to Lyla Runtas, who had 17 digs and three assists. Autumn Christie also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.

Grove City's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Slippery Rock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4-2 record this season.

Grove City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Erie First Christian Academy on the 4th. As for Slippery Rock, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Moniteau on the 4th.

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