Julia Crilly	Jenell McFadden
Rachael Cisto	Kelly Nolan

Box Score (Scranton-Misericordia)
Box Score (Arcadia-Scranton)

DALLAS, Pa.—The University of Scranton volleyball team is now one win away from posting 20 wins in a season for the first time since 2008, after defeating Misericordia, 3-1, and Arcadia, 3-1, in non-conference action today.

Sophomore outside hitter Julia Crilly (Rochester, NY/Aquinas Insitute) recorded her team-leading 17th ‘double-double’ of the season with 18 kills and 11 digs and senior outside hitter Jenell McFadden (Springfield, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy) finished with 11 kills and 12 digs, her 10th double-double of the year, in the win over Misericordia.

Senior setters Juli Woods (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) and Emily Keim (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) combined for 38 assists and senior libero Marissa Every (East Norriton, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph) finished with 15 digs and three service aces.  As a team, the Royals recorded 10 service aces and seven blocks, including three each by Crilly and freshman middle hitter Rachael Cisto (Oxford, Conn./Sacred Heart Academy).

Crilly and McFadden combined for 18 kills and 12 digs and junior middle hitter Kelly Nolan (Pearl River, NY/Albertus Magnus) contributed three kills and three blocks in the win over Arcadia.

McFadden’s 19 kills today brings her career total to 1100, which is fifth on the Royals’ all-time list. Woods also moved into fifth-place in assists in Scranton history with 2,025.

The Royals, now 19-12, will return to action this Tuesday, October 22, against Penn State-Berks campus in Reading, Pennsylvania, beginning at 7:00 p.m.

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