Julia Crilly	Rachael Cisto
Brittany Cafiero

Box Score

SCRANTON, Pa.—A historic night for junior Julia Crilly (Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute) of The University of Scranton volleyball team ended on a sour note Wednesday evening at the Long Center.

Crilly became the eighth player in Royals’ history to record 1000 kills in a career, but it wasn’t enough to keep Muhlenberg College from rolling to a 3-0 victory.  Crilly finished with six kills—giving her 1005 for her career—and eight digs as Scranton fell to 5-12 on the season.

Freshman outside hitter Allison Glass (Rockville Centre, NY/South Side) led the Mules, now 7-5, with 12 kills and 10 digs and Muhlenberg, as a team, dominated the net, finishing with 12 total blocks, including five by sophomore Sarah Weyhmuller (Media, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara).  The Mules also received a combined 32 of their 38 assists from freshman Ali Mayer (Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley) and junior Nikki Dickson (Dallas, Texas/South Fayette-Pa.).

Scranton, which also received six blocks, four service aces, and two blocks from sophomore middle hitter Rachael Cisto (Oxford, Conn./Sacred Heart Academy) and 20 assists and two service aces from freshman Brittany Cafiero (Merrick, NY/Kellenberg Memorial), got out the gates quickly in the first set, bolting out to a 6-2 lead.  The Mules, however, hit .533 to come storming back en route to a 25-15 victory.

Overall, the Mules hit a .385, controlled the net with their blocking ability, and kept the Royals off-balance throughout the entire match.

Scranton returns to action this Friday at the Christopher Newport Invitational in Newport News, Virginia.  The Royals meet Eastern University at 4:00 p.m. and Wisconsin-Whitewater at 6:00 p.m.

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