The University of Scranton women's volleyball team split its Saturday series at the John Long Center. The Royals defeated Moravian 3-0, but later fell to Rowan by the same score.
Game 1 vs. Moravian
The Basics
- Set Series: Scranton 3, Moravian 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-19)
- Records: Scranton (10-5, 2-0), Moravian (10-8, 1-1)
How It Happened
First Set
- The freshmen duo of Angela Bush and Andie Fortmeyer opened the first set with kills to help the Royals take a 3-0 lead.
- Moravian tied the game at 4-4, but back-to-back service aces from senior Gabby Konrad ignited a 4-0 run to give Scranton the lead back.
- The Greyhounds pushed back, tying the set at 15-15.
- The teams traded points for the rest of the set until the Royals took the advantage at 24-23, and junior Danielle Kramer delivered the set winning kill.
Second Set
- Both teams struggled at the service line early in the second, as the Greyhounds took a 7-3 lead.
- The Royals stormed back with a 5-0 run, as Bush scored three kills and Kramer added two of her own to give Scranton an 8-7 lead.
- Points were traded for the remainder of the set, but the Royals held on to win 25-22, taking a 2-0 advantage.
Third Set
- Junior Ava Seidenstein opened scoring in the first set, but the Greyhounds fought back to take a 4-2 lead.
- Down by one at 9-8, Scranton scored seven straight points, four of which were service aces from Konrad.
- The Royals extended the lead to 19-10, but the Greyhounds came out of a timeout to post a six-point swing, putting themselves in striking range at 19-16.
- The Royals survived the surge, as a kill and ace from Fortmeyer and a Kramer kill finished out the set and game, 25-19.
Top Performers
By the Numbers
- The Royals recorded 43 kills and 41 assists
- Scranton served 10 aces and accounted for 8 total blocks
Game 2 vs. Rowan
The Basics
- Set Series: Scranton 0, Rowan 3 (25-21, 25-15, 25-22)
- Records: Scranton (9-5, 1-0), Rowan (10-6, 0-1)
How It Happened
First Set
- Seidenstein struck first for the Scranton, as the Royals and Profs traded points early in the set.
- The Profs went on a 7-1 run to take a 16-13 lead, but kills from Vargas, Fortmeyer, Bush, and Quirk tied the game at 18 a piece.
- The Royals were unable to capitalize on their surge, dropping the set 25-21.
Second Set
- The Profs carried their momentum into the second set, jumping out to a 5-0 lead.
- The Royals pulled within two down 9-11, but Rowan answered to take a commanding 17-10 lead.
- Two kills from Quirk ignited a Royal run that brought Scranton within five, down 18-23.
- At set point, the Royals put up a strong fight, scoring five straight to cut the Profs' lead to one.
- However, the Profs held on to take the set 25-23.
Third Set
- The third set was another point-for-point battle, with Fortmeyer scoring three kills and Bush adding two to tie the game at 10-10.
- Rowan capitalized on Royal errors to take a four-point lead, 17-13.
- Scranton battled back, with Vargas scoring four kills and Freshman Audrey Hibbard recording an ace to bring the Royals within one, down 18-19.
- The Profs took control from there, finishing the set and match with a score of 25-20.
Top Performers
By the Numbers
- Scranton tallied 40 kills and 36 assists
- The Royals struggled at the service line, committing 9 errors
Up Next
Scranton will head to Lycoming College to resume conference play on Friday at 7:00PM.
