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Utah Tech University Athletics

Mercedes O'Neal
Sam Wasson

Women's Volleyball Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

#21 Grand Canyon Downs Red Storm in Four Games

14 kills for Mercedes O'Neal

Box Score

SAINT GEORGE -- The Dixie State volleyball team lost to #21 Grand Canyon 22-25, 25-10, 25-18 and 25-9 tonight in Phoenix, Ariz in front of 146 people in the Antelope Gymnasium.

Despite stealing the first game 25-22 behind the solid play of outisde hitter Mercedes O'Neal, the Red Storm (6-11, 4-8 PWC) couldn't find and answer for the Antelopes (19-4, 7-4 PWC).

O'Neal led Dixie State with 14 kills and Shannon Young (Whittier, CA/St Paul) had eight kills in the loss. Shelby Sorenson (Lehi, UT/Lehi) had 19 assists and senior setter Kimee Clegg (Saint George, UT/Dixie) added 11 assists.

Kaitlynn Ausmus had a match-high 17 kills to lead three Antelope hitters who finished with double figure kills.

Grand Canyon hit .293 to Dixie State .097 in the match and won the battle of the nets by outblocking DSC 8-6.

The Red Storm travel for their final road game of the season on Oct. 27 to Azusa Pacific University. First serve for the match is scheduled for 4 pm mountain time.


Volleyball Detailed Stats
Dixie State vs #21 Grand Canyon
(Oct 22, 2012 at Phoenix, AZ)

   Dixie State      ATTACK  ASSIST  SERVE     BLOCKING  RECEPT 
##  Player  SP  TA  PCT  TA  Pct  SA  SE  TA  Pct  Dig  BHE  BS  BA  BE  RE  Pct 
3   Young, Shannon   29  .069  .167  1.000  10  .909 
4   Jensen, Brita   27  -.037  .000  10  1.000  33  .971 
6   Heywood, Kristin   .000  .000  15  .933  .000 
13  Sorensen, Shelby   .500  19  70  .271  10  1.000  10  .000 
19  Koelliker, Janessa   15  .000  .000  .000  .000 
20  O'Neal, Mercedes   14  33  .273  .375  .000  .000 
1   Wilkes, Haylee   .000  .000  1.000  12  1.000 
7   Clegg, Kimee   -1.000  11  48  .229  1.000  .000 
8   Anderson, Alex   .000  .000  1.000  1.000 
9   Kelly, Brittany   .000  .000  1.000  18  19  .950 
11  VonDinklage, Pauline  -.333  .000  .000  .750 
12  Uluave, Sheila   .000  .000  1.000  .667 
17  Bird, Makenzi   16  .375  .000  .000  .000 
  Totals.........  37  23  145  .097  34  146  .233  63  .984  61  12  86  .935 
  
  TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0
TEAM ATTACK BY SET 
Set  TA  Pct 
13  47  .149 
36  .056 
13  33  .273 
29  -.138 
   
SET SCORES     TEAM RECORDS 
Dixie State   (1)  25  10  18     6-11, 4-8  
Grand Canyon   (3)  22  25  25  25     19-4, 7-4  

   Grand Canyon      ATTACK  ASSIST  SERVE     BLOCKING  RECEPT 
##  Player  SP  TA  PCT  TA  Pct  SA  SE  TA  Pct  Dig  BHE  BS  BA  BE  RE  Pct 
2   Johannsen, Kristen   13  31  .290  .667  15  .933  .000 
4   Preach, Kristen   13  .462  48  115  .417  22  .909  10  .000 
7   Bowden, Sara   -1.000  .000  17  1.000  11  1.000 
11  Taylor, Shelby   18  .389  .000  .000  .000 
14  McDowell, Sydney   -.600  .000  .000  .000 
17  Friemoth, Hayleigh   28  .071  .200  18  .944  13  27  .964 
1   Posse, Jessica   .000  .000  1.000  .000 
3   Phelps, Mackenzie   .000  17  .471  11  1.000  23  17  1.000 
6   Ausmus, Kaitlynn   17  41  .341  .000  .000  1.000 
9   Hiller, Caelen   10  17  .588  .000  10  1.000  1.000 
12  Muys, Lanie   1.000  .000  .000  .000 
  Totals.........  66  20  157  .293  59  145  .407  96  .958  74  12  61  .984 
  
  TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0
TEAM ATTACK BY SET 
Set  TA  Pct 
15  11  55  .073 
18  35  .429 
19  38  .421 
14  29  .379 
    Site: Phoenix, AZ (Antelope Gymnasium)
Date: Oct 22, 2012 Attend: 622 Time: 1:46
Referees: Peter Meyer, Landry Homsher, K. Meyer, W. Colson


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