NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Despite dropping the first match of the day to Mercyhurst in four sets, the Davenport University women's volleyball team bounced back nicely to take down Daemen in a five-set thriller. The split puts the Panthers at 3-3 on the young season as they'll face Notre Dame (Ohio) and the host school, Walsh, on Saturday at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively.

FINAL: Mercyhurst 3, Davenport 1 (25-27, -16, 19-25, 23-25)
RECORDS: Mercyhurst 3-3, Davenport 2-3

Team Leaders

Kills	Hayley Kreiger (16), Riley Groves (9), Megan Herr (9)
Hitting %	Herr (.389), Groves (.227), Emmy Webb (.222)
Aces	Herr (1), Kreiger (1)
Blocks	Webb (6), Kreiger (3), Abby Welke (2)
Assists	Grace Hayes (22), Nicole Odeen (19), Kenzy Corstange (5)
Digs	Corstange (24), Nina Rudnitsky (13), Kreiger (9)

Match Notes
- Davenport won the second set and it wasn't that close at 25-16.
- In that set, the Panthers scored six of the first eight points and the final nine straight after it was tied 16-16.
- Outside of that period, Mercyhurst hit at least .146 in the other three sets including .268 in the third.
- The Panthers' hitting percentage increased as the match progressed including, in order, .130, .143, .205, and .257.
- Kreiger registered more than 15 kills while hitting at least .200 for the third time in five matches.
- Herr continued the hot start to her season with nine kills and a red-hot .389 hitting percentage.
- That effort made it three in five matches in which she hit at least .300.
- Webb did it all above the net with eight kills and six blocks.
- Hayes and Odeen were neck and neck in the assist department with 22 and 19, respectively.
- Corstange and Rudnitsky (first time this season) reached the 10-dig plateau with 24 and 13, respectively.

FINAL: Davenport 3, Daemen 2 (22-25, -17, 20-25, -21, -13)
RECORDS: Davenport 3-3, Daemen 2-3

Team Leaders

Kills	Riley Groves (10), Hayley Kreiger (10), Emmy Webb (10)
Hitting %	Emma Turnquist (.500), Megan Herr (.421), Webb (.318)
Aces	Kreiger (3), Groves (2), Nicole Odeen (1)
Blocks	Webb (5), Groves (3), Herr (3)
Assists	Odeen (31), Grace Hayes (9), Kenzy Corstange (4)
Digs	Corstange (25), Kreiger (13), Odeen (11)

Match Notes
- Davenport improved to 3-1 in five-set matches under head coach, Brian Netzler.
- The Panthers hit a season-high .240 (52-15-154) with individual set clips of .219, .286, .195, .241, and .292.
- DU also handled business on the defensive end with a season-best nine blocks and 75 digs, the team's second-best total in that department.
- Three different Panthers (Groves, Kreiger and Webb) sent home 10 or more kills for the first time this season.
- Just outside that top three were stellar performances from Herr (.421 hitting percentage) and Turnquist (.500 hitting percentage) with nine kills apiece.
- Turnquist, in just the third match of her career, didn't play like it with that .500 clip on 16 swings.
- Kreiger notched her first double-double of the season with those 10 kills to go with 13 digs.
- Odeen also scored the double-double with a team-best 31 assists and 11 digs.
- Webb blocked five more attack attempts and Corstange paced the Panthers in digs with 25, one off her career best set a week ago.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler