CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State volleyball team returned home to begin a three-match homestand Friday, dropping a hard-fought five-set match against Youngstown State.
Offensively, the Vikings were led by
Jazen DeBina with 20 kills, while
Alyssa Cerovac added 14 and
Julia Jozefov chipped in 12.
Allison Salazar recorded 48 assists on the night along with 16 digs for her second double-double of the season.
Vayda Delventhal paced the Viking defense with a career-best 27 digs against YSU.
Cleveland State was able to get out to a fast start, picking up wins in the first two sets, before Youngstown State answered back with wins in the final three sets to claim the five-set victory.
During the opening set, the Vikings held an 18-14 lead midway through the frame following a
JeriLynn Koehler kill, before Youngstown State went on a 6-1 run to regain a slim 20-19 advantage.
Another Koehler kill evened the set at 20-20, before both teams traded points over the next few plays. Cleveland State finally gained its fourth and final set-point at 27-26 with a Cerovac kill, before DeBina closed out the 28-26 set with a kill on the next play.
Cleveland State carried its momentum into the second set then, as a 7-0 run late in the frame put the Vikings back on top and earned a Vikings' set-point at 24-20 on a Koehler and
Addison Koppelman block. The Vikings then used a Penguin service error to close out the 25-21 frame.
Youngstown State was then able to earn wins in the next three sets, coming away with the five-set win.
The two teams will face off again tomorrow, with first serve set for 2:00 p.m. at Woodling Gymnasium.
