The University of Scranton women's volleyball team defeated Eastern University, 3-2, Friday night in St. Davids, PA. Senior
Cammi Quirk reached the 3,000 career assist milestone, becoming the 5th player in Scranton history to do so.
The Basics
- Set Series: Scranton 3, Eastern 2 (25-20, 19-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-12)
- Records: Scranton (13-8, 4-1), Eastern (10-8, 4-0)
How It Happened
First Set
- The Royals opened with a 2-0 lead on kills from Ava Seidenstein and Andie Fortmeyer, but Eastern scored five straight points to lead 8-5 and later 11-8.
- Scranton answered with a 6-0 run, including five straight points with Gabby Konrad serving, to take a 14-11 lead.
- Seidenstein added a service ace to extend the lead to 19-14, and Scranton closed out the set, 25-20, as Eastern's Alexis Standford hit the ball out on the final point.
Second Set
- Scranton led 4-1 early before Eastern tied it at 5-5 and ran off eight straight points to lead 13-5.
- Cammi Quirk served three straight aces as the Royals scored six straight points to close within one at 14-15.
- Eastern scored five straight late to lead 24-17, and the Royals could not recover, falling 25-19.
Third Set
- Eastern jumped out to an 11-3 lead, with the Eagles' block making it hard for the Royals to score.
- Seidenstein's serve sparked a 6-0 Scranton run to cut the deficit to 12-17, but the Eagles answered with three straight aces to make it 21-12.
- Scranton closed within 21-24 on a late push, but Eastern put away the final kill, 25-21.
Fourth Set
- The set was tied at 9-9 before Scranton scored three straight on Adria Vargas' serve to lead 12-9.
- Kills from Danielle Kramer and Seidenstein pushed the lead to 18-13, and Scranton hit .419 in the set.
- Angela Bush had four kills in the set as Scranton took it 25-17 to force a fifth set.
Fifth Set
- Scranton led from the start of the tiebreaker, building an 8-4 lead on kills from Kramer, Vargas and Seidenstein and a Seidenstein service ace.
- A Bush kill pushed the lead to 12-7, but Eastern scored four straight points to get within 13-12.
- Vargas added the dagger to close out the match, 15-12.
Top Performers
By the Numbers
- Scranton hit .159 as a team compared to Eastern's .097
- Eastern was dominant at the net, recording 20 blocks to Scranton's 10
- The Royals out-dug the Eagles 68-60, led by Audrey Hibbard's 18 digs
Up Next
The Royals will host DeSales and Clarkson tomorrow afternoon at the John Long Center. Game 1 vs. DeSales is set to start at 11:00 AM, with the Clarkson match to follow at 4:00 PM.
