INDIANA, Pa. - Nicole Peterson and
Grace Mangapora each had 24 kills while
Brooke Little totaled 19 as the Crimson Hawks split their final two matches of the IUP Invitational on Saturday.
IUP defeated Frostburg State in straight sets in the afternoon before falling to Shepherd in a close four-set battle in the nightcap.
The Hawks wrapped up their season-opening weekend with a 3-2 overall record, including 2-2 in the tournament. Tusculum went 3-1 on the weekend to win the team title.
All-Tournament Team
MVP - Carly Sosnowski, Tusculum
Carli Pigza, Tusculum
Bailey Flowerdew, IUP
Mikaylah Hoy, Shepherd
Hayley Delor, Frostburg State
Carleigh Deitsch, Ohio Dominican
Mangapora led the offensive effort in the afternoon victory with 13 kills and a .290 hitting percentage. She added a pair of service aces and five digs.
Hannah Simmons had 16 assists while
Leah Henderson and Flowerdew had 20 and 17 digs, respectively. The Hawks won with scores of 25-22, 26-24 and 25-17.
Peterson, Mangapora and Little all went for double-digit kills in the loss. Peterson had 17 while Little had 15 and Mangapora 11 in the four-set battle. Little was dominant with a .579 hitting percentage on 19 total attacks, adding a pair of block assists. Henderson had 32 assists and 14 digs while Flowerdew had 16 digs and
Kylie Osborn finished with four block assists.
Shepherd won the first two sets 25-22 and 25-23 before IUP rebounded with a 25-19 third set win. The clinching set went back-and-forth with IUP ultimately giving way by a score of 25-22.
First year IUP head coach
Julie Torbett pushed through 450 career wins over the weekend. She came to IUP in the summer of 2020 with 447 victories in 26 Division I seasons, and officially hit 450 with three wins during an abbreviated and unorthodox spring 2021 campaign. Her three wins this weekend give her a 453-391 overall record.
Up next
The Crimson Hawks head to West Virginia next weekend for Charleston's UC Invitational.
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