TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The women's volleyball team pushed Rose-Hulman to the limit Wednesday night before dropping a five-set thriller, 16-25, 25-20, 24-26, 25-21, 16-14, at Hulbert Arena.
Greenville's offense was led by
Abby Grohmann, who recorded a match-high 19 kills while adding 14 digs for a double-double.
Alyssa Company was highly efficient with 11 kills on a .474 hitting percentage and five block assists, while
Sierrah Downey contributed 10 kills.
Setter
Emma Ratermann directed the Panthers' attack with 47 assists and added three blocks and 14 digs.
Claudia Bonacorsi posted a strong all-around performance with 10 assists, three service aces, and a team-high 24 digs.
At the net, Greenville totaled 20 team blocks, led by five block assists from Company and five from
Kennedy Legendre, who also added six kills. Keira Webber chipped in seven kills and four block assists.
The Fightin' Engineers recorded 66 kills and hit .201 as a team, narrowly outpacing Greenville's 60 kills and .204 hitting percentage.
The deciding fifth set featured seven tie scores and remained deadlocked late before Rose-Hulman secured the final two points to escape with the win.
Greenville finished with advantages in blocks (20-18) and hitting percentage (.204-.201), while Rose-Hulman held edges in kills (66-60), digs (84-81), and service aces (10-5).
The Panthers (12-6) return to action on Friday at home at 7 p.m. against Lyon in GU's Homecoming match.
