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Volleyball falls to McDaniel, Sweeps Penn State-Brandywine to Earn Friday Split

Volleyball falls to McDaniel, Sweeps Penn State-Brandywine to Earn Friday Split

Game Leaders

McDaniel
K: Emma Lorenzen - 14
B: Hayley Mills - 6
D: Kendall Hanak - 19
SA: Anna Jezerski - 4
Ursinus
K: Paige DeAlba - 8
B: 3 Players (#7, #11, #16) - 1
D: Grace Sullivan - 17
SA: Kelly Piotrowicz - 3

Team Stats

McDaniel
Ursinus

Hitting %

.316
.086

Blocks

7.0
2.0

Digs

67
64

Aces

12
5
full stats

Game Leaders

Penn State Brandywine
K: Hope, Coacher - 3
B: Rikelle, Taylor - 5
D: 2 Players (#17, #4) - 8
SA: 3 Players (#19, #7, #4) - 1
Ursinus
K: Paige DeAlba - 8
B: 3 Players (#14, #11, #16) - 2
D: 3 Players (#14, #10, #2) - 5
SA: Ashley Kelly - 5

Team Stats

Penn State Brandywine
Ursinus

Hitting %

-0.191
0.15

Blocks

6
5

Digs

31
34

Aces

3
16
full stats
Posted: Sep 20, 2019

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College volleyball team split their pair of games on Friday night. After falling 3-1 in their Centennial Conference opener to McDaniel, the Bears bounced back to sweep Penn State Brandywine.

McDaniel 3, Ursinus 1

The Bears got off to a slow start against the Green Terror, falling 25 -12 in the opening set. Ursinus went down in the second as well as McDaniel jumped out to an 8-2 lead, however, the Bears stormed back. Down 16-10, the Bears rallied off five straight points and then a kill from Kelly Piotrowicz tied the set at 20 apiece late. An ace by Lauren Novotny gave the Bears the lead and they never looked back. Leading 24-21, Rachael Girard fired a kill to give the Bears their first set over the Green Terror since 2014.

The third set proved to be back-and-forth throughout with neither team able to gain much control. The two teams traded five ties until an 8-3 run gave the Green Terror the third set 25-15 to take a 2-1 lead. McDaniel went up 16-9 in the fourth as well, but the Bears climbed back within four at 16-12 as they railed off a trio of points. Another 8-4 run down the stretch for the Green Terror clinched the set 35-17 and the match, 3-1.

Ursinus 3, Penn State-Brandywine 0

The Bears bounced back after their loss in the first game to jump out to an early 14-3 lead over Penn State-Brandywine. Isabelle Deal, Olivia DeBonte, Miranda Foster, and Piotrowicz each contributed to the early offensive surge. Leading 24-7, a Piotrowicz kill ended a dominant 25-7 set by the Bears.

The second set was much closer with neither team able to pull away. Finally, tied at 11, the Bears took control with a 7-2 run with the help of kills from Katie Cressman and Paige DeAlba. An ace by Lauren Novotny ended the set 25-19. Much like the first, the Bears dominated the third. Two kills from DeAlba helped the Bears take an early 10-2 lead. Ursinus took the final five points, ending with an ace from Ashley Kelly to complete the sweep and finish the day with a win.

DeAlba led the Bears in the win with eight kills while Piotrowicz tallied an impressive three aces.

What's next

The Bears host Goucher on Saturday morning to conclude their busy weekend of play.