PAINESVILLE, Ohio – The Lake Erie volleyball team played their fourth straight game at home against the Ursuline Arrows. The Arrows would grab the first set comfortably, while the Storm would comeback in the second set. The Arrows would grab the third set, and the Storm would comfortably take the fourth set to force a decider. The Storm would seal the fifth set late for the victory.
Jasmine Heyward would reach a career high in kills, while
Ni'yah Fuggs and
Kennedy Stewart would post career highs in blocks, and
Kylie Anderson would have a new career high in assists.
Nicole Colombo also posted a career high in digs.
Team Records
Lake Erie: 6-9 (2-5)
Ursuline: 0-13 (0-7)
Game Recap
Lake Erie- 3
Ursuline- 2
Set 1: The teams would begin the set exchanging points. The Arrows would take momentum taking a 15-12 lead and growing it to 19-13. Ursuline would take the set comfortably 25-15.
Set 2: The Arrows would continue their momentum from the first, taking an early 7-3 lead. Ursuline would continue to grow their lead all the way to 20-11. The Storm would find their footing by taking the next five points and cutting the deficit to 20-16 after a kill from
Rori Hanken, and a block from Hanken and
Ni'yah Fuggs. After an Arrows kill, Lake Erie would take eight of the next points for a 24-22 lead with a kill from Fuggs and
Jasmine Heyward, a block from Fuggs and
Kennady Wiley, and a solo block from Wiley. Another kill from Fuggs would give the Storm the set 25-23.
Set 3: The teams would exchange points to begin the set. The Storm would go ahead 9-6 after kills from Fuggs, Wiley, and
Sophia McKenzie. The Arrows would take the next six points and move ahead 12-9. Ursuline would grow their lead to 17-13. Lake Erie would cut the deficit to 20-19 after kills from Wiley and
Allison Kirch, blocks from Heyward and
Kennedy Stewart, and Fuggs and Stewart, and an ace from
Paige Jestadt. The Arrows would take five of the next six points to take the set 25-20.
Set 4: Teams would trade points to begin the set. The Storm would take momentum in the set, taking six straight points for a 14-9 lead with kills from Fuggs and Heyward, and a block from Stewart and
Kylie Anderson. Lake Erie would grow their lead to 18-12 after kills from Stewart, Fuggs, and Kirch. The Storm would take the set 25-15 after kills from Kirch, Anderson, Heyward, and Wiley, along with an ace from Kirch.
Set 5: The Arrows would sprint ahead 7-3. The Storm would tie it back up at 7 after a kill from Kirch and an ace from
Nicole Colombo. Lake Erie would go ahead 11-9 after kills from Kirch and
Gabrielle Jones, each assisted by
Jenna Sayles, and a block from Fuggs and Stewart. Ursuline would respond with the next three points to move ahead 12-11. The Storm would take the deciding set 15-13 after kills from Kirch, Stewart, and Fuggs, along with a block from Stewart and Fuggs.
Key Team Stats:
Kills: Storm- 65, Arrows- 49
Attack Errors: Storm- 37, Arrows- 26
Hitting Percentage: Storm- .134, Arrows- .126
Aces: Storm- 4, Arrows- 6
Blocks: Storm- 9, Arrows- 9
Assists: Storm- 57, Arrows- 43
Digs: Storm- 97, Arrows- 84
Top Storm Performers:
Kills: Jasmine Heyward (21, *Career High*), Ni'yah Fuggs (10), Kennady Wiley (9)
Aces: Nicole Colombo (1), Paige Jestadt (1), Allison Kirch (1)
Blocks: Ni'yah Fuggs (5, *Career High*), Kennady Stewart (5, *Career High*), Jasmine Heyward (2)
Assists: Kylie Anderson (40, *Career High*), Jenna Sayles (11), Cecelia Mullen (3)
Digs: Cecelia Mullen (20), Allison Kirch (16), Nicole Colombo (14, *Career High*)
Series History
Lake Erie has now won three straight games against Ursuline and is now 12-17 all-time.
Looking Ahead
Lake Erie conclude their current five-game homestand when Malone University comes to the Jerome T. Osborne Center on Saturday, October 11th at 12 p.m.
Malone is currently 4-9 overall and 3-2 in G-MAC play this season. Recently, the Pioneers took a five-set victory on the road at Ursuline and a four-set victory at home against Ashland. In the 2025 preseason poll, the Pioneers were picked to finish 4th in the G-MAC East division.
