ASHLAND, Ohio - The Davenport University women's volleyball team needed a win at Ashland on Saturday in the regular-season finale to qualify for the GLIAC Tournament. However, the Panthers' chances were eliminated as the Eagles won the match in straight sets.

THE BASICS
Davenport 0 (11-16, 6-10 GLIAC)
Ashland 3 (24-6, 13-3 GLIAC)
(16-25, 26-28, 21-25)

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Ashland had just two more kills than Davenport, 46-44, but out-hit the Panthers, .315 to .198.

- The Eagles also notched seven blocks to the Panthers' one including a 14-2 advantage in blocks assisted.

- In the first set, there were three ties, the last of which came at 4-4 and opened up a 13-4 run for the home team.

- That spurt put Ashland up by eight, 16-8, and the margin was never smaller than seven after that.

- The back-and-forth second set featured 15 ties and eight lead changes.

- However, the Eagles scored six of the final nine points to win the set and go up 2-0 in the match.

- Ashland opened up the third set by scoring 10 of the first 14 total points.

- From there, Davenport pulled within two on four different occasions, but couldn't get over that hump.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Hayley Kreiger led the team in kills with 11 and finished with at least 10 kills in 19 matches this season including the final 12.

- In the final match of her career, Sami White dished out 34 assists to go with five kills, four digs and a block assist.

- Charlie Smith, who appeared in six matches this season, also finished her Davenport career on Saturday.

- Four different Panthers sent home a service ace including Kendra DeJonge, Riley Groves, Megan Herr, and Jenna Asper.

- Defensively, Herr and White each had a block assist while Nina Rudnitsky racked up 20 digs.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler