Richardson’s 9 Kills, 5 Aces Push Marshall Past Oblong in Three-Set Tournament Win

OBLONG, Ill. — Harper Richardson hit .444 with nine kills and served five aces, and Marshall’s back row held up under pressure in a 2-1 tournament win over Oblong on Saturday at a neutral site.

The Lions, who moved to 18-8, won the match at the service line. Marshall put 17 aces on the floor as a team and missed only eight serves in 63 attempts, a 87.3 percent success rate that kept Oblong scrambling out of system for long stretches of the three-set match. Richardson led the way with five aces on 14 serves, and senior Mckenzie Davis was the most reliable of the group, going 12-for-13 with four aces.

Richardson was the match’s most complete player. The senior led Marshall in kills (nine), aces (five) and digs (nine) while adding seven assists and a block assist, committing just one attack error in 18 swings.

Sophomore Lillian Ross was nearly as efficient alongside her, posting eight kills on 14 attempts for a .429 clip and converting better than half of her swings into terminal points. Ross also ran a share of the offense with a team-high 10 assists and was Marshall’s best presence at the net, sharing in three blocks.

Marshall finished the match hitting .278 as a team with 22 kills against seven attack errors. Junior Ali Sheets handled eight serve-receive attempts and added three aces, while senior Ellie Delp anchored the defense with eight digs and chipped in two aces. Freshman Libby Huisinga contributed two kills, two digs and an ace across all three sets.

Oblong’s Maddie Lewis did everything she could to keep the Panthers in it. The senior led all Oblong hitters with seven kills on 19 swings and matched Richardson’s production at the line with five aces on 12 serves, missing just once. But the Panthers’ attack never found a rhythm against Marshall’s block and dig coverage, finishing at minus-.031 as a team with 16 kills and 18 attack errors in 65 attempts.

Junior Brooke Kintner carried the serve-receive load for the Panthers, taking 19 attempts while leading all players with 12 digs. Senior Norah Hoke added three kills and six digs, and freshman Ever Glosser had a steady night with two kills, six digs and the lone solo block of the match. Junior Brylee Murray led Oblong with five assists, with sophomore Ava Pfeifer adding four.

Oblong fell to 12-13 on the season.

Game Summary

Marshall Lions 2, Oblong Panthers 1

Sept. 5, 2026 — Neutral-site tournament

Match Result

Individual set scores were not included in the available data.

Team Totals

Individual Statistics

MARSHALL

KILLS: Harper Richardson 9 (18 att, 1 e, .444); Lillian Ross 8 (14 att, 2 e, .429); Mckenzie Davis 2 (5 att, .400); Libby Huisinga 2 (5 att, 2 e, .000); Ellie Delp 1 (11 att, 2 e, -.091)

ASSISTS: Lillian Ross 10; Harper Richardson 7

SERVING (SA-SE, Aces): Harper Richardson 14-2, 5 aces, 9 pts; Mckenzie Davis 13-1, 4 aces, 9 pts; Ali Sheets 10-1, 3 aces, 6 pts; Lillian Ross 12-2, 2 aces, 8 pts; Ellie Delp 10-2, 2 aces, 5 pts; Libby Huisinga 4-0, 1 ace, 2 pts

DIGS: Harper Richardson 9; Ellie Delp 8; Ali Sheets 5; Mckenzie Davis 4; Lillian Ross 2; Libby Huisinga 2

BLOCKS: Lillian Ross 3 (3 BA); Harper Richardson 1 (1 BA); Mckenzie Davis 1 (1 BA)

SERVE RECEIVE (R-RE): Ali Sheets 8-2; Ellie Delp 6-0; Mckenzie Davis 6-2; Nya Engledow 2-0; Harper Richardson 2-0; Lillian Ross 2-0; Libby Huisinga 1-0

OBLONG

KILLS: Maddie Lewis 7 (19 att, 7 e, .000); Norah Hoke 3 (17 att, 1 e, .118); Brooke Kintner 2 (11 att, 5 e, -.273); Brylee Murray 2 (9 att, 4 e, -.222); Ever Glosser 2 (9 att, 1 e, .111)

ASSISTS: Brylee Murray 5; Ava Pfeifer 4; Maddie Lewis 1; Ever Glosser 1

SERVING (SA-SE, Aces): Maddie Lewis 12-1, 5 aces; Norah Hoke 6-2, 2 aces; Brylee Murray 5-2, 1 ace; Mia Weber 10-1, 0 aces; Brooke Kintner 6-2, 0 aces; Ever Glosser 3-0, 0 aces

DIGS: Brooke Kintner 12; Norah Hoke 6; Ever Glosser 6; Mia Weber 4; Maddie Lewis 3; Brylee Murray 2; Keyla Wolfe 2

BLOCKS: Ever Glosser 1 (1 BS)

SERVE RECEIVE (R-RE): Brooke Kintner 19-4; Mia Weber 12-2; Norah Hoke 7-1; Brylee Murray 1-0