LIVONIA, Mich. – The Roosevelt University women's volleyball team dropped its two matches on the first day of the Julie Martin Memorial Classic on Friday, August 27, losing in straight sets to the hosts Madonna University and in four sets to Spring Arbor University (Mich.).  Freshman Viktoria Marysheva led the team in kills in both matches, tallying 10 and 11 kills respectively.

MATCH 1 DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt          12           17           18
            Madonna            25           25           25

Records: Roosevelt 0-2 // Madonna 6-3

Location: Alliance Catholic Credit Union Arena at the PAAAC | Livonia, Mich.

KEY STATS

• Viktoria Marysheva had a team high 10 kills
• Logan Cofield & Kara Sleeper both tallied 4 kills
• Jessa Henry dished out 21 assists to go with 8 digs
• Grace Morrill had 13 digs

MATCH 2 DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt           18           27           14           23
            Spring Arbor       25           25           25           25

Records: Roosevelt 0-3 // Spring Arbor 4-2

Location: Alliance Catholic Credit Union Arena at the PAAAC | Livonia, Mich.

KEY STATS

• Viktoria Marysheva led the Lakers in kills for the second straight match, posting 11 in the loss to go with 7 digs
• Logan Cofield registered 10 kills
• Alyssa Stilley chipped in with 8 kills
• Grace Morrill had a match high 19 digs defensively
• Jessa Henry tallied 27 assists

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers held the lead halfway through the first set versus Spring Arbor & battled back to within a point on two occasions late in the fourth set before losing the match
• Freshman Viktoria Marysheva had double-digit kill numbers in the two matches

NEXT UP

The Lakers close out play in the Julie Martin Memorial Classic at 9am on Saturday, August 28 versus the University of Michigan-Dearborn.  Fans can watch the match live here.