HARROD, Ohio – Playing their third match in as many nights, the Ross volleyball team lacked a spark Wednesday night.
After narrowly dropping the first set at Allen East, the Lady Giants couldn’t recover, losing in straight sets, 26-28, 16-25, 18-25.
“There just was no energy tonight,” coach Kari Shull said. “…They didn’t really get going until set three. The talking, the communication, there was a couple of them that tried in the first couple sets, but it wasn’t until set three that everybody started to get involved.”
In Tuesday’s loss at Tiffin Calvert, Ross enjoyed a hit percentage of .431. Wednesday night, that percentage dropped to .167.
“I don’t know if it was our third match in a row or if it’s that theory of when you’re building a program it’s (one) step forward (two steps back).”
Olivia DeRodes led Ross with 12 kills while AnneMarie Moses added seven. Lindsay Weickert had 37 passes and Sarah Hrynciw had 17 assists.
Ross (0-5) plays its fourth match in as many nights Thursday when the Lady Giants open TRAC play at home against Lima Senior at 7:30.
Shull said her team must continue to press on, despite frustrations that may lurk with still being winless.
“Starting out 0-5 can be frustrating but that’s where you have to keep pushing yourself to make those changes and do those adjustments in order to go out there and get that win,” Shull said. “I think we just struggled making those adjustments tonight.”