Amber Seibel
Freshman Amber Seibel posted 17 digs to lead the Warriors on Tuesday at Elizabethtown. She also had six kills.

Women's Volleyball

Warriors fall to Blue Jays

Box Score

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Freshman Bethany Richardson (York, Pa./West York Area) posted eight kills and eight digs to lead the Lycoming College volleyball team, but it couldn’t overcome Elizabethtown in Commonwealth Conference action, falling 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-22) on Tuesday night, Sept. 11, at Thompson Gymnasium.
 
Richardson led the team with eight kills and also had two aces, as the Warriors (5-3 overall, 0-2 Commonwealth) had a consistent performance, with junior Shelby Gear (Rochester, N.Y./Gates-Chili) notching seven kills and hitting .467, to go with three aces and four blocks. Sophomore Amber Seibel (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) also had six kills and 17 digs.
 
Senior Jackie Oliva (Barnesville, Pa./Mahanoy Area) notched three digs, sophomore Kristin Whitehead (Avon, Ohio/Avon) added 13 digs and junior Katelyn McKillop (Mount Pocono, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) notched 23 assists and six digs.
 
The Warriors jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the first set with a run of three straight points off Richardson’s serve, but the Blue Jays (7-2 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth) came back to tie the set at nine. The two teams exchanged leads and serves until the score was tied at 16, when the Blue Jays used a five-point run to take control en route to a 25-20 win.
 
In the second set, the Blue Jays answered a 2-0 run by the Warriors to start the set with an 18-6 run to take control en route to a 25-13 win. In the final set, the Blue Jays took a 21-13 lead, but the Warriors didn’t quit, going on a 8-1 run to close within two points off the strength of the serve of Richardson and Gear. However, the Blue Jays closed out the set with three of the last five points to take the match.
 
Holly Bubb led the Blue Jays with 10 kills and Tori Brokaw added eight more. Kelci Scannapieco added four blocks and Mary Clyne led the team with 29 assists and six aces to go with nine digs. Carolyn Lukiewski led the team with 13 digs.
 
The Warriors get back on the court on Thursday, Sept. 13, when they head to Mt. Aloysius for a 7 p.m. non-conference match.
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