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Box Score 2 SANDUSKY, Ohio – The Thiel College women's volleyball team opened its season Friday at the Great Lakes Cross Over, hosted by Heidelberg University, at the Cedar Point Sports Center.
Thiel went 1-1 Friday. The Tomcats defeated the Oberlin Yeowomen 3-2 in their first match of the tournament before suffering a 3-2 loss to the Manchester Spartans.
Thiel defeated Oberlin by set scores of 14-25, 25-11, 19-25, 25-8, 15-13.
Maria Torres (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman) led the Tomcats with 13 kills on 26 swings against the Yeowomen. She also contributed 11 digs and three aces.
Raquel McDonald (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Grimes) notched seven kills to go along with three blocks. Freshman setter
Brooke Talbot (Calcutta, Ohio/Beaver Local) handed out 34 assists while also recording 11 digs, two kills and two aces.
Danielle Aulet (Lawrence, Kansas/Mineral Ridge) led the team with 21 digs.
Thiel won the first two sets against Manchester (25-23, 25-18). However, the Spartans won the final three sets (25-21, 25-20, 15-10) to pull off the comeback win.
Torres recorded 21 kills and 17 digs against Manchester while McDonald registered 15 kills and four blocks. Talbot notched 56 assists while Aulet contributed 38 digs.
The Tomcats will conclude play in the Great Lakes Cross Over Saturday. Thiel will face Bluffton at 10 a.m. and Capital at 2 p.m.
*Complete statistics were unavailable Friday.
