LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding University volleyball team rallied after dropping the first set taking the next three to top MacMurray, 3-1.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Spalding def. MacMurray, 3-1 (18-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-20)
LOCATION: Derek Smith Gymnasium (DSG); Louisville, Ky.
RECORDS: Spalding (10-15; 10-6), MacMurray (11-14; 4-10)

THE STARTERS
SPALDING: 6 – Jessica Diehl, 7 – Erin Downs, 16 – Ashley Chase, 18 – Cayla Hoehler, 30 – Kaitlin Hall, 33 – Victoria Heitzman

MacMURRAY: 1 – Alexa Boyer, 2 – Kennedy Boyer, 7 – Morgan Hauser, 11 – Maddie Langellier, 12 – Taylor Hewitt, 29 – Abby Shockley

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles dropped the first set, 25-18. SU hit a match-low .312 for the set, while the Highlanders tallied a team-high 14 kills.

- SU bounced back in the second set cruising to a 25-15 win to even the match a 1-1. For the set, Spalding threw down 13 kills with just two errors, while Mac scored three kills and six errors for a -.125 hitting percentage.

- The Spalding hitters led helped the Eagles take the third set, 25-22, to take a 2-1 advantage scoring 19 of SU's 25 points on kills.

- Spalding closed out the match taking the fourth set, 25-20. The Eagles hit a match-high .500 hitting percentage, tallying 14 kills with only one error.

KEY STATS
- Spalding out hit the Highlanders .419 to .212, tallying 56 kills with seven errors, while MacMurray recorded 40 kills and 16 errors.  

- Victoria Heitzman and Jessica Diehl led the Spalding attack. Heitzman finished with a team-high 17 kills and Diehl tallied 16 kills.

- Freshman Kaitlin Hall set a new career-high assisting on 46 of the Golden Eagles 56 kills.

UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles will have a week off before returning to action Saturday, October 24 when they host a tri-match against Westminster and Transylvania. SU will take on SLIAC foe Westminster in the morning match at 11:00 a.m. EST, and will play Transy at 1:00 p.m.