Slippery Rock waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Grove City Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rockets have posted against the Eagles since October 22, 2020.
Slippery Rock never let Grove City on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-23.
Slippery Rock was led to victory by Kalyn Just and Lexi Caldwell. Just had ten digs and two aces, while Caldwell had four digs and 12 assists. That's the most aces Just has posted since back in September of 2023.
Slippery Rock kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Grove City still got an impressive performance from Brynna Miller, who had 29 digs. With that strong performance, Miller is now averaging an impressive 10.9 digs per game.
Slippery Rock pushed their record up to 13-5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Grove City, the defeat snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 14-3-1 record.
Slippery Rock will be playing in front of their home fans against Lakeview at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Grove City, they are taking a road trip to challenge Karns City at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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