Julia Crilly	Lizzy Zimmermann	Bailey Woods
Michaela McCrudden	Rachael Cisto	Stephanie Klug

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Photo gallery (courtesy of Dan Ceccacci)

Junior outside hitter Julia Crilly (Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute) had 19 kills and 23 digs as The University of Scranton women's volleyball team knocked off Moravian College, 3-1, in a Landmark Conference opening-round playoff match in the Long Center on Tuesday night.

The Royals (12-23) advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2008. They will take on top-seeded Juniata on its home floor on Friday, Nov. 8, at 5:30 p.m.

Sophomore outside hitter Lizzy Zimmermann (Livingston, N.J./Livingston) added 13 kills, seven digs and two blocks, freshman setter Bailey Woods (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) had 40 assists and senior libero Michaela McCrudden (Fort Washington, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Academy) had 14 digs. Sophomore middle hitter Rachael Cisto (Oxford, Conn./Sacred Heart Academy) had seven total blocks and three kills, and sophomore middle hitter Stephanie Klug (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) had five kills and three blocks.

Scranton won a nip-and-tuck first set, 25-22, behind three kills from Zimmermann, including the set-winning point. The Royals then rolled to a 25-17 win in the second set as Crilly racked up seven kills.

Moravian rallied for a 25-19 win in the third set, but Scranton bounced back to take the fourth, 25-13, on the strength of a 9-0 run that turned a tie into a 17-8 lead.

Crilly's double-double was her 16th of the season, and her 23 digs was her second-highest total of the season. She now has 410 kills this season, 10th most in a single season in Scranton history. She has 1,190 attack attempts, second behind the 1,279 she had last season.

Woods now has 592 assists this season, 15th most in a single season in school history. Her 40 assists were one shy of her season high, set in a 3-2 win over Rutgers-Camden on Oct. 26.

The Royals have now won seven of their last 11 heading into Friday's semifinal. They dropped a pair of matches to the Eagles earlier this season, losing 3-0 at the Christopher Newman Invite on Saturday, Sept. 28, and 3-0 in the first Landmark Conference round-robin on Oct. 5, in Selinsgrove, Pa.

The Greyhounds (12-22) were led by freshman Taylor Kornmann (Ledgewood, N.J./Roxbury), who had 17 kills.

--ROYALS--