Frostburg State University Athletics

FROSTBURG, Md. – The Frostburg State Women's Volleyball team ended their Homecoming Weekend festivities with a 3-1 loss to Glenville State on Saturday afternoon.
 
GSU got the first point of the opening set before sophomore Adele Evans put the Bobcats on the board with a kill, as a trio of errors from the visitors put them behind 4-2 early on. The Pioneers were quickly able to tie things up, as the sides went back-and-forth with sophomore Alliyah McNair and seniors Maya Johnson and Raegan Philips finding the floor for FSU, trailing closely 9-8. An Evans kill and Johnson ace then sparked Frostburg, going on a 9-2 run to surge ahead 17-11, as Evans did some damage at the service line herself, while McNair put in a kill and senior Grace Yocham joined Philips on a block. McNair and Johnson kept the offense going with a pair of scores as FSU went up 20-14 before Glenville found their footing, netting six unanswered to suddenly tie things up. Evans supplied the next two Bobcat kills with the sides trading points up to 24-24 before Gracie Brown had the final two points for the visitors in taking the 26-24 set win.
 
The Pioneers used their late momentum to get a fast start in the second set, scoring the first three points en route to a 9-2 advantage. McNair helped the Bobcats slowly work their way back, netting back-to-back kills while freshman Judy Steffens added another, pulling back within 12-7. Still Glenville maintained a healthy lead, with Evans and Johnson adding scores for Frostburg but still trailing by six. GSU didn't waste much time in the end of the set to take another victory, using a pair of three-point runs late on to win 25-15.
 
Looking to put the match away, Brown led Glenville to a 5-3 lead in the third set, with Yocham and McNair netting kills for FSU. A couple Pioneer errors helped the Bobcats tie things up, then Johnson netted an ace and Yocham put down two straight to the floor following a Steffens-Philips block that got the home crowd going to a 9-5 score. Glenville responded right away, netting four of the next five to pull back within 10-9. Not to be deterred, Frostburg kept their foot on the pedal, with junior Emery Kuebler adding an ace and McNair putting one down as part of a 5-1 run to lead 15-10. McNair and Johnson then bookended a four-point run as the lead ballooned up to eight. As they had done in the first set, the Pioneers were able to score in bunches, netting eight of the next nine to pull all the way back within 20-19. Steffens helped quell the run with back-to-back scores, however Glenville hit back with four in a row to tie things at 23-23. In reverse of the opening frame, FSU was able to take advantage of a serving error before Yocham put the set away with a kill to stay alive at 25-23.
 
Despite not securing the sweep, Glenville came out strong in the fourth set, hitting seven of the first ten points for a four-score lead. Frostburg quickly tied things up with four in a row, as Johnson hit one from the service line and Yocham found the floor, however GSU put down five in a row in response. The Bobcats took advantage of several Pioneer errors as well as a Philips kill to get back within two, tough three of the next four for the visitors kept them ahead 17-13. Philips then joined McNair on a block with freshman Rhea Shetty had an ace and Steffens and Yocham tacked on kills to keep FSU within 20-17. Yocham and McNair netted the next three Bobcat points, however the Pioneers had enough of an advantage to stay ahead in winning 25-20 for the match victory.
 
McNair led Frostburg's attack with 11 kills, followed closely by Evans (9) and Yocham (8). Shetty and Kuebler combined for 32 assists, as the former tied for the team lead in digs with eight alongside Yocham and freshman Miranda Ball.
 
With the loss, FSU drops to 6-14 on the year while Glenville improves to 11-11. The Bobcats will remain at home as they next face Point Park on Tuesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. Information and updates will be posted to frostburgsports.com.