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Volleyball Splits Pair of Matches On First Day of Pepsi Panther Invitational

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The University of Akron volleyball team split its doubleheader on the first day of the 2016 season at the Pepsi Panther Invitational Friday, Aug. 26 putting away Western Illinois, 3-2, and falling to tournament host Milwaukee in straight sets.

"I like that we won a fifth set but none of us were happy with how we got there," said head coach Tom Hanna. "We did a number of good things but we are going to need to do them a little bit more consistently to have sustainable success.