COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College volleyball team went 1-1 at its lone home tri-match on Saturday.
In the opener, the Bears dropped a five-set match to McDaniel 3-2l, before rebounding to beat Penn State-Harrisburg 3-0.
In the McDaniel match, Ursinus lost by set scores of 15-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-29 and 15-13.
Sophomore outside hitter Karla Thiele (Lakeland, Fla./George Jenkins Senior) had a match-high 25 kills for the Bears, with junior right side Lindsay Doyle (Troy, N.Y./Tamarac), freshman right side Danielle Kenny (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) and junior setter Gina Powers (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) each having five.
Powers scooped up all 42 assists in the match, while getting four service aces.
Junior libero Leah Masiello (New Castle, Del./St. Elizabeth's) had 20 digs defensively with Powers getting 13.
Senior middle blocker Mara Berzins (Perkasie, Pa./Penn Ridge) had three solo blocks.
Against PSU-Harrisburg, Ursinus won by scores of 25-16, 25-20 and 20-9.
Thiele had 15 kills to lead the Bears, while Powers had seven.
Powers had 22 assists, while freshman setter Emily van Mulbregt (Wayland, Mass. / Wayland) had six service aces. Masiello had eight digs in the win, while Berzins had three solo blocks.
Volleyball splits a pair of matches
McDaniel
3
Ursinus
2
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McDaniel (9-3, 1-1 CC) | 25 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Ursinus (6-8, 0-4 CC) | 15 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
Penn St.-Harrisburg
0
Ursinus
3
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|
Penn St.-Harrisburg (4-12) | 16 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
Ursinus (7-8) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Posted: Sep 28, 2013