BOX SCORE

ANN ARBOR, Mich. --The Morehead State volleyball team opened with a first-set win in extra points against Loyola (Chicago) Friday but ultimately dropped the next three in falling 26-24, 15-25, 19-25, 24-26 to the Ramblers at the Michigan Invitational at Cliff Keen Arena. MSU is now 2-1 in 2022.

Game Notes
» Abby Hulsman registered a season-high 18 kills, her 32nd double-digit kill match of her career.
» M.E. Hargan and Maycie Welborn totaled 11 kills apiece.
» Morehead State got a match-high 45 assists from Bridget Bessler to up her career total to 3,100.
» The Eagles had just four attack errors in the first set but then were charged with 22 errors in the final three sets. MSU hit .201 for the match.
» Andrea Grimes led the defense with 11 digs.
» McKenzee Wagener had five blocks to give her 196 for her career, but the Eagles were blocked 13 times by the Ramblers.

How It Happened
SET 1 | The Eagles fell behind 18-12 but an 8-1 run pushed MSU ahead 20-19. From there the teams jockeyed before the Eagles scored the final three to secure the two-point win. It marked the Eagles' seventh straight set win to open the 2022 season.
SET 2 | Loyola raced ahead 6-0 and really never looked back. MSU cut its deficit to 11-6 and 16-11 but never was able to trim it below five. 
SET 3 | Morehead State went on top 3-0 early but the difference came when the set was tied at 16. LU scored the next two and went on a 5-1 run to effectively distance itself for the win.
SET 4 | The Eagles led 12-7 but saw Loyola score six of the next eight points to climb back into contention. MSU also had set point at 24-22 but a pair of kills and a block pushed the Ramblers over the top.

Up Next
The Eagles face host Michigan at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday evening.