Foresters Down Cougars in Four

Huntington, Ind. - The Huntington women's volleyball team took down the University of Saint Francis Cougars on Wednesday night in Platt Arena (25-16, 12-25, 27-25, 25-20). The Foresters have won four consecutive matches over the Cougars. 
 
The Foresters (13-9, 5-5) won the opening set while the Cougars (8-14, 1-9) took set two. The third set included 10 ties and nine lead changes. The Foresters led 24-21 but the Cougars would not go away quietly. With the score tied at 25, HU scored on a USF service error before a Trevyn Terry block sealed the 27-25 set win.

HU got out to a 11-4 lead in set four, but the scrappy Cougar squad fought back to tie it up at 13 apiece. With the score tied at 20, the Foresters went on a five-point scoring blitz, highlighted by a Terry kill to seal the four-set victory.  

Terry led the Forester offensive attack with seven kills on just 11 total attacks. Haley Kruse added seven kills, while Kortney Grimm and Leah Carter each contributed six  each. Lauren Ross handed out 29 assists to go with six kills of her own.  

"Tonight was a rollercoaster ride," said Coach Kelsey Herber, "but I am grateful for the way that we responded in set three. Our middles were effective and we made solid adjustments against Saint Francis' strong outside attack. Keila Garton did a great job coming off the bench to produce both offense and contagious energy." 
 
HU will look to avenge a tough five-set loss to Bethel when they host the Pilots this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Platt Arena.

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 160 NAIA All-America honors and 567 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.