POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Holy Cross volleyball freshman setter/right side KK Green recorded a career-high 17 kills, but the Crusaders were defeated 3-2 by non-conference opponent Marist on Tuesday evening at McCann Arena.

The loss was the 15th of the campaign for the Crusaders while the Red Foxes won their fifth straight game and improve to 6-11.

Green hit .279 in the contest and produced seven digs and two aces. Classmate, freshman outside hitter Ava White had a personal-best 10 kills in the match. Senior setter Katie Russell double-doubled with a career and game-high 49 assists and season-best matching 11 digs in the showdown

SET SCORES:
Red Foxes 3, Crusaders 2 (24-26, 28-26, 25-17, 20-25, 10-15)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Marist led 5-1 early and 15-11 at the media timeout. Green's sixth kill of the first set part of a 6-0 Crusader burst gave them the edge at 18-17. Marist built up a 23-20 lead. On set point, the Crusaders tied the game 24-24 staging off three straight set points, getting two consecutive blocks from sophomore middle blocker Lacey Murphy and freshman right side Madelyn Blakey. Marist won the set 26-24 in extra serves.
• The Red Foxes took a 11-5 lead in the second set. Marist upped the score to 17-12. Facing set point again, the Crusaders scored four straight points off a block from Murphy and junior outside hitter Taliah Lee, another Murphy and White block, and a Marist attack error making it 25-24. A net violation with Green awarded the kill captured the set for the Crusaders 28-26.
• Back-to-back aces from Marist put them in the lead at 10-8, part of a 5-0 burst in the important third set. Lee powered a set to the back line for the 16-15 Crusader advantage. Ahead 18-17, Green converted an ace while a Glover mash from the middle established a 21-17 edge. White  kept the 7-0 run going tallying three kills in the stretch for the 2-1 match lead for Holy Cross.
• Holy Cross produced a quick two points which resulted in Marist taking a timeout. The Red Foxes then put together an 9-1 burst to take an 9-3 advantage. Five straight from the Crusaders put them down three, 13-10. The Red Foxes eventually expanded the lead to seven before winning the set 25-20.
• Marist jumped ahead 6-2 in the fifth and deciding set. A Murphy kill with a Murphy and Russell block put their team down one, 9-8 after the side switch. Ahead by a pair, Marist pulled away with the final three points of the contest.

INSIDE THE BOX:

• Russell doubled-doubled for the second time this season and sixth time in her career.
• Murphy matched a career-high with nine kills and established a new personal-high with eight bocks hitting a career-best .571 in the contest.
• Glover also tied a personal-high with nine kills.
• Freshman defensive specialist Elizabeth Hall had a career-best 15 digs.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross remains on the road on Saturday, Oct. 11 to take on Patriot League opponent Lafayette (4-12, 2-4 PL).
• First serve is set for 6 p.m. 

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