Thrill Secure Five-Set Comeback Victory Over Rise

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - The Vegas Thrill (5-7) fought all the way back from being down 0-2 to secure a five-set comeback (21-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 15-12) against the Grand Rapids Rise (4-5) on Sunday evening at Van Andel Arena.

The Rise took the first two sets by a score of 25-21, before the Thrill answered with a 25-21 victory in the third. Vegas took the fourth set in a dominant 25-16 win to force a deciding fifth-set. In a contested final frame, the Thrill secured a 15-12 victory to complete the comeback.

Five Vegas players recorded double digit points, which was commanded by outside hitter Khat Bell and outside hitter Hannah Maddux’s 21, along with middle blocker Berkeley Oblad’s 15, middle blocker Layne Van Buskirk recorded 12 and outside hitter Kenna Sauer tallied 10.

The Thrill had a combined 17 blocks on the night, including Buskirk’s season-high six, while Bell, Maddux and Oblad all had three.

Vegas had three players with double figure kills, led by Bell’s 18, while Maddux tallied 16 and Oblad collected 11.

Libero Kylie Murr and Bell finished the afternoon with a match-high 16 digs, while Alisha Glass Childress contributed 10.

Childress dished out a match-high 56 assists, marking her fourth match this season with 51 assists or more.
Grand Rapids was paced by outside hitter Claire Chaussee’s 24 kills, setter Ashley Evans 49 assists and opposite hitter Emiliya Dimitrova’s 19 kills.

NEXT FOR THE THRILL: Vegas will be back in action on Sunday, March 24, when the team returns home to the Dollar Loan Center for a matchup against the San Diego Mojo. First serve is slated for 4 p.m. PT.