NORTH CANTON, Ohio – The Lake Erie Volleyball continued G-MAC play on the road against the Walsh Cavaliers. The Storm would put up a strong fight, but would fall to the Cavaliers in straight sets. 
 
Team Records
 
Lake Erie: 4-6 (0-2)
Walsh: 7-3 (2-0)
 
Game Recap
 
Walsh- 3
Lake Erie- 0
 
Set 1: The Storm would go ahead early with a 5-2 lead with an ace from Jenna Sayles, and kills from Kennady Wiley and Jasmine Heyward, each assisted from Sayles. The Cavaliers would then take an 8-7 lead. Lake Erie would take the next three points for a 10-8 lead with two kills from Rori Hanken and an ace form Bella Kessler. Walsh would grab momentum in the set taking the next six points for a 14-10 lead. The Storm would bring the deficit to 17-15 after a kill from Wiley. The Cavaliers would take eight of the next nine points to close out the set 25-16.  
 
Set 2: The Storm would do the exact same thing as the first set going ahead early 5-2 with kills from Nora Larson and Gabrielle Jones, along with a solo block each from Larson and Hanken. Lake Erie would grow their lead to 9-4 after a kills from Hanken and Jones, and an ace from Kessler. The Cavaliers would fight back and then take a 13-11 lead. The Storm would move ahead 17-15 after kills Larson, Lexi Stooksbury, and Allison Kirch, a block from Larson and Hanken, and a solo block from Jones. With the set knotted up at 19, Walsh would take the set 25-21.  
 
Set 3: After the teams went back and forth to begin the set, the Cavaliers would take a 14-10 lead. The Storm would cut the deficit to 17-15 after a kill from Sadie Nawrocki and an ace from Kylie Anderson. Walsh would then go ahead 22-17. Lake Erie would bring the score to 23-20 after two kills from Sophia McKenzie. Walsh would then secure the set 25-21.
 
Key Team Stats:
 
Kills: Storm- 31, Cavaliers- 40
Attack Errors: Storm- 16, Cavaliers- 16
Hitting Percentage: Storm- .185, Cavaliers- .267
 
Aces: Storm- 5, Cavaliers- 10 
Blocks: Storm- 6, Cavaliers- 5
Assists: Storm- 29, Cavaliers- 36
Digs: Storm- 27, Cavaliers- 33
 
Top Storm Performers:
 
Kills: Rori Hanken (5), Gabrielle Jones (5), Allison Kirch (5)
Aces: Bella Kessler (2), Kylie Anderson (2), Jenna Sayles (1)
Blocks: Rori Hanken (2), Nora Larson (2), Kennady Wiley (1)
Assists: Jenna Sayles (15), Kylie Anderson (12), Allison Kirch (1)
Digs: Cecelia Mullen (7), Kylie Anderson (6), Allison Kirch (5)
 
Series History
 
Lake Erie has now lost 11 straight matches against Walsh and are now 6-17 all-time. The last win for Lake Erie came in 2018 on the road with a five-set victory.

Looking Ahead
 
Lake Erie concludes their time on the road to begin G-MAC play against Ursuline College on Tuesday, September 23rd at 6 p.m. 
 
Ursuline is currently 0-7 overall and 0-2 in G-MAC play to begin the season, with losses against Walsh and Malone to open conference play. In 2024, the Arrows finished 3-26 and 3-13 in the G-MAC. In the 2025 preseason poll, the Arrows were picked to finish 5th in the G-MAC East division.