SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - In a battle of the top two teams in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference, the Madonna University volleyball team saw its offense continue to slump in a 3-0 loss to Lawrence Technological University on Wednesday night.

The loss drops the Crusaders to 14-6 on the year and 6-2 in WHAC play while the Blue Devils improve to 13-1 overall and 7-0 in league action.  

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• It was all LTU in the first set as the home team scored the first three points of the set and held a commanding 23-8 lead en route to a 25-11 win. 
• The Blue Devils scored the first four points in game two, but Madonna answered with five straight and 7-of-8 points. Jodie Kelly tallied a pair of kills and teamed with DJ Sargent on a block while Olivia Sweeney tallied a pair of service aces in the rally. Unfortunately, the home team scored the next 10 points to take a 19-9 lead and scored the final four points for the 25-15 win.
• MU fell behind early again in set three and, after getting within four, 10-6, the Blue Devils outscored the Crusaders 15-5 the rest of the way in the 25-11 win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• .361-.037: Madonna hit a season-low .037 in the loss while LTU hit .361
• 10-3: The Crusaders allowed a season-high 10 service aces while tallying just three
• 42-18: Madonna tallied a season-low 18 kills while the Blue Devils netted 42
• 9/9: Kelly led the Crusaders in both kills and digs with nine each
• 3: The MU offense has been in a slump as three of the teams six worst attack percentages have come in the past four games
• 12-2: Madonna is now 12-2 all-time against the Blue Devils, but have lost the last two meetings, both in Southfield

MILESTONE WATCH

• 1,000 kills: Jodie Kelly is 49 kills shy of 1,000 in her career

UP NEXT

• The Crusaders will look to rebound when they return to action on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Ann Arbor as they take on Concordia University - Ann Arbor at 7 p.m. Madonna is 41-1 all-time against the Cardinals, are 24-0 in WHAC contests and have not dropped a set to CUAA since Sept. 18, 2007. Live coverage links, if available, will be posted at mucrusaders.com. 

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