Shawnee State University

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio -- Shawnee State (9-18, 4-11) beat Charleston, 3-2, Monday night at Waller Gymnasium.

Set 1

Shawnee State jumped out to a 9-4 advantage to begin the opening set, highlighted by kills from Bree Hicks and Katelynn Boerger.

The Bears extended their lead to 17-10, behind kills from Boerger, Natalie Reida and Camille McIntosh, before Charleston responded with an 11-3 run to take a 21-20 lead.

Trailing by one, Shawnee State closed the frame on a 5-1 run to win, 25-22.

Set 2

Similar to the Bears in the first set, it was the Golden Eagles who jumped out to a 9-4 lead to begin the second.

Shawnee State fought back to tie the set, 14-14, and eventually take a 19-17 lead.

Leading 23-22, the Bears scored two of the final three points to win, 25-23, and take a 2-0 match lead.

Set 3

Charleston, for the second-consecutive set, led 9-4 to begin the third, and maintained its advantage to 14-9.

The Golden Eagles finished the set on a 11-2 run to win, 25-11.

Set 4

The fourth set began evenly with the Bears and Golden Eagles tied, 7-7, before Charleston rallied with a 5-1 run to lead, 12-10.

Shawnee State responded with a 9-5 run to lead, 19-17, behind kills by Hicks, McIntosh, Boerger, Hicks and Whytney Faulkner.

Charleston closed the set with an 8-1 run to win, 25-20, and force a fifth set.

Set 5

Charleston led 4-3 early in the fifth set before Shawnee State scored eight of the next nine points to lead 11-5.

The Bears maintained their advantage to 14-8 until the Golden Eagles scored three-consecutive points to cut their deficit to 14-11.

Hicks recorded the match-winning kill off an assist from Jalynn West to secure the final set, 15-11, for Shawnee State.


Bears by the Numbers

Bree Hicks posted a career-high 16 kills while Whytney Faulkner added a season-high 11. Hicks and Faulkner also reached double figures in digs, finishing with 16 and 13, respectively.

Katelynn Boerger tallied 10 kills, reaching double figures for the second time in her last three matches.

Camille McIntosh led the Bears with five blocks while adding eight kills.

Jalynn West dished out a season-high 46 assists. The junior ranks second in the Mountain East Conference in assists (669) and assists per set (6.62).

Mylee Gleim finished with 22 digs, marking her fourth-straight match in double figures.


Up Next

Shawnee State returns to action Thursday, Nov. 5, traveling to the Carter Center in Athens, West Virginia, to face Concord. First serve is set for 7 p.m.