Richardson and Ross Hammer 20 Kills as Marshall Sweeps Robinson in Two

MARSHALL, Ill. — Harper Richardson and Lillian Ross combined for 20 kills on 33 swings, and Marshall never let Robinson settle into an offensive rhythm in a 2-0 tournament sweep of the Maroons on Sept. 5.

The Lions hit .294 as a team and converted 25 kills in just two sets, a pace Robinson could not match. The Maroons finished with eight kills on 36 attempts against five errors for a .083 clip, and the attacking gap was the match.

Richardson, a senior, was the engine on both ends of Marshall’s two-setter look. She put down 10 kills on 18 swings with three errors for a .389 clip, handed out a team-best 12 assists and added four digs and an ace. Ross, a sophomore, was even more efficient, finishing 10-for-15 with a single error for a .600 hitting percentage while adding nine assists, six digs and two aces. Between them they accounted for 21 of the Lions’ 25 kills and all 21 team assists.

Marshall also pressured Robinson from the service line, where the Lions landed 10 aces. Freshman Libby Huisinga was the most dangerous server in the gym, converting three aces on six attempts — a 50 percent ace rate — while adding three kills on seven swings and the match’s only solo block for Marshall. Junior Ali Sheets served 10 times with two aces and a team-high six service points, then anchored the back row with eight digs.

Robinson’s best moments came in serve receive and on the floor. Junior Klaira Strohm handled seven receptions without an error, junior Grace Miller added six clean passes, and senior Macee Hammond took five while contributing four digs. Senior Eva Brashear was the Maroons’ most complete player, posting three kills, four digs, four receptions and an ace.

Miller matched Brashear with three kills and led the team at .250 hitting on eight attempts. Senior Julia Wampler chipped in two kills on five swings, a .200 clip, plus a solo block and two digs. Senior Sicily Rawlings ran the Robinson offense with eight assists on 34 ball-handling attempts without an error, and she tied for the team lead with five service points.

Sophomore Harper Weck was flawless at the line for the Maroons, going 10-for-10 in service attempts with two aces and five points. Junior Olivia Chiasson added two aces of her own. Robinson served six aces as a team but gave away eight service errors, and with only eight kills to work with, the margin for error was gone.

Marshall held the edge in nearly every tracked category — 25-8 in kills, 21-8 in assists, 24-19 in digs and 10-6 in aces. The Lions improved to 18-8 on the season. Robinson fell to 12-10.

Game Summary

Score by Sets

Individual set scores were not available in the provided data.

Individual Statistics

KILLS: Marshall – Harper Richardson 10, Lillian Ross 10, Libby Huisinga 3, Mckenzie Davis 2. Robinson – Eva Brashear 3, Grace Miller 3, Julia Wampler 2.

HITTING PERCENTAGE: Marshall – Ross .600 (10-1-15), Richardson .389 (10-3-18), Huisinga .286 (3-1-7); team .294 (25-10-51). Robinson – Miller .250 (3-1-8), Wampler .200 (2-1-5), Brashear .100 (3-2-10); team .083 (8-5-36).

ASSISTS: Marshall – Richardson 12, Ross 9. Robinson – Sicily Rawlings 8.

ACES: Marshall – Huisinga 3, Ali Sheets 2, Ross 2, Ellie Delp 1, Richardson 1, Davis 1 (team 10). Robinson – Olivia Chiasson 2, Harper Weck 2, Brashear 1, Avah Myers 1 (team 6).

SERVICE POINTS: Marshall – Sheets 6, Davis 6, Delp 4, Richardson 3, Ross 3, Huisinga 3. Robinson – Weck 5, Rawlings 5, Chiasson 3, Brashear 2.

DIGS: Marshall – Sheets 8, Ross 6, Richardson 4, Lauren English 2, Davis 2 (team 24). Robinson – Brashear 4, Macee Hammond 4, Weck 2, Myers 2, Rawlings 2, Wampler 2 (team 19).

BLOCKS: Marshall – Huisinga 1 solo. Robinson – Wampler 1 solo; Lily Brown 1 assist; Miller 1 assist.

SERVE RECEIVE: Marshall – English 7, Davis 7, Sheets 6, Ross 4. Robinson – Klaira Strohm 7, Miller 6, Hammond 5, Brashear 4.