The University of Scranton women's volleyball team defeated Elizabethtown in the Landmark Conference Semifinal game, 3-0, Thursday night at the John Long Center.
The Basics
- Set Series: Scranton 3, Elizabethtown 0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-16)
- Records: Scranton (21-10, 8-1 Landmark), Elizabethtown (23-10, 6-3 Landmark)
How It Happened
First Set
- Down 8-5 in the first set, the Royals capitalized on Blue Jay errors, as well as a kill from Angela Bush, to tie the game at 9-9.
- Ava Seidenstein recorded back-to-back kills, and Andie Fortmeyer added one of her own to give Scranton its first two-point separation of the set, leading 13-12.
- Elizabethtown battled back to tie the set at 19-19, but a Blue Jay error and kill from Adria Vargas gave the Royals a 21-19 advantage.
- Vargas sent a heater down the left sideline, and Cammi Quirk alongside Fortmeyer combined for a block at the net, allowing Scranton to take the first set, 25-21
Second Set
- Quirk faked a set for a kill, Vargas had a kill and an ace, and then it was back to Quirk for another kill as Scranton jumped out to a 7-3 lead.
- The Blue Jays started to chip away at the lead, but Quirk, Fortmeyer, and Angela Bush scored three straight to extend the cushion to 17-12.
- Elizabethtown fought back, tying the game at 20-20.
- Out of a timeout, the Royals went on a 4-0 run to gain match point, and Vargas finished the set with a kill to give Scranton a 2-0 set advantage, 25-21.
Third Set
- The Royals carried the momentum into the third set, scoring five straight to force the Blue Jays into an early timeout.
- Fortmeyer and Seidenstein scored two kills apiece as Scranton extended the lead to double digits, ahead 15-5.
- A string of kills from Seidenstein, Vargas, and Fortmeyer brought the Royals to match point, and Vargas sent the final point across the court to secure Scranton's place in the championship match with a third-set victory, 25-16.
Top Performers
By the Numbers
- Scranton recorded 49 assists, more than doubling Elizabethtown's 23
- The Royals recorded seven service aces and five total blocks
Up Next
With the win, the Royals advance to the Landmark Conference Championship to face No. 11 Juniata on Saturday, November 14
th at 7:00 PM in Huntingdon, Pa. Ticket information will be linked on our website.
