The University of Scranton women's volleyball team completed a 3-0 weekend with victories over Elizabethtown and Hood on Saturday afternoon.
Game 1: Scranton vs. Elizabethtown
The Basics
- Set Series: Scranton 3, Elizabethtown 0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-19)
- Records: Scranton (19-9, 8-1 Landmark), Elizabethtown (19-9, 6-3 Landmark)
How It Happened
First Set
· Elizabethtown scored first, and the teams were tied at 4-4 before
Caitlyn McGonigal served four straight points, including an ace, to give the Royals an 8-4 lead.
· Scranton scored four more in a row on
Cammi Quirk's serve to lead 12-5, then added another 4-0 run, with kills from
Ava Seidenstein and
Adria Vargas and a block by
Andie Fortmeyer and Seidenstein, to go up 18-7.
· Scranton hit .417 in the set, with freshman
Angela Bush leading the way with four kills, and took it, 25-12.
Second Set
· Scranton opened with a 3-0 run on
Gabby Konrad's serve, but Elizabethtown fought back and scored four straight points to lead 10-6.
· The Royals tied it at 11-11, then trailed 15-12 before Vargas served an ace and Scranton scored three straight points to take an 18-17 lead.
· McGonigal and
Lexi Brown added aces late, and a Seidenstein kill closed out the set, 25-20.
Third Set
· Seidenstein had two early kills, and a Vargas serve helped Scranton go on a 5-0 run to lead 9-3.
· Elizabethtown scored three straight to get within 18-16, but McGonigal served four straight points in a 4-0 run to give the Royals a 24-17 lead.
· Scranton hit .394 in the set, with Bush adding seven kills. A Vargas kill closed out the sweep, 25-19.
Top Performers
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Angela Bush – 15 kills, .636 hitting percentage
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Ava Seidenstein – 11 kills, .368 hitting percentage
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Adria Vargas – 10 kills, .450 hitting percentage, two aces
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Cammi Quirk – 32 assists, 11 digs, five block assists
By the Numbers
- The Royals hit .407 as a team, compared to Elizabethtown's .079
- Scranton hit over .390 in every set
- Elizabethtown had 20 attack errors compared to 27 kills
Game 2: Scranton vs. Hood
The Basics
- Set Series: Scranton 3, Hood 1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19)
- Records: Scranton (20-9, 8-1 Landmark), Hood (5-20, 3-4 MAC Commonwealth)
How It Happened
First Set
· Hood scored first, but
Natalie Kettler served two straight aces to give the Royals a 3-1 lead.
· Scranton scored five straight points to lead 13-6, getting kills from Bush and Seidenstein and an ace from
Cate Bradley.
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Lexi Brown added two more points on her serve to make it 16-8. Bush led Scranton with five kills in the set, which ended 25-18 on a Kettler ace.
Second Set
· Hood led 5-1 early before Bradley served two aces to help the Royals take an 11-8 lead.
· Scranton cut Hood's lead to 24-23 on a
Lexi Brown ace, but Hood's offense put away the final kill to take the set, 25-23.
Third Set
· Hood led 7-4 early, but Scranton scored five straight on
Audrey Hibbard's serve, with two kills from
Kasia Burda, to lead 7-9.
· After Hood scored five straight points to lead 17-16, McGonigal served three aces in a 6-0 run to put the Royals ahead 22-17.
· Vargas served an ace and Bush added the final kill to take the set, 25-18.
Fourth Set
· Bush and
Isabel Rios had kills in the early going, and the set was tied at 7-7 before
Lexi Brown served three straight points to give Scranton an 11-7 lead.
· Scranton scored three straight on Hibbard's serve to lead 20-13, and Hood answered with three straight to get within 21-18.
· Brown served an ace, and Kettler and Vargas combined for a block to make it 24-18. A Vargas kill ended the match, 25-19.
Top Performers
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Angela Bush – 12 kills, .400 hitting percentage
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Natalie Kettler – six kills, five aces, five block assists
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Caitlyn McGonigal – 20 assists, five aces, four digs
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Cate Bradley – 18 assists, four aces
By the Numbers
- Scranton served 21 aces compared to Hood's six, with four Royals recording at least four aces
- Hood out-dug Scranton, 40-32, and had 12 block assists to the Royals' 10
- The Royals had 18 service errors
Up Next
The Royals will host William Paterson on Tuesday at 7PM in the Long Center as they conclude regular season play. With today's win over Elizabethtown, Scranton has secured the No. 2 seed for the Landmark Conference tournament and will receive a bye in the first round.
