Box Score
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Senior
Shelby Gear (Rochester, N.Y./Gates-Chili) posted eight kills, senior
Katelyn McKillop (Mount Pocono, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) notched 28 assists and two blocks and senior
Cortney Tice (Canton, Pa./Canton) added 11 digs to lead the Lycoming College volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-15) Senior Day win over Lancaster Bible College on Thursday night at Lamade Gym.
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The group of seniors won their 70
th career match, helping Lycoming improve to 18-7 overall. Gear hit a healthy .667 to go with her match-high eight kills, McKillop became the 23
rd player in school history to reach 100 career blocks and Tice added her seventh double-digit dig effort of the season.
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Freshman
Kristine Jahn (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) also added eight kills and hit .333, freshman
Lauren Fink (York, Pa./West York) posted six kills, five aces, seven digs and two blocks and sophomore
Bethany Richardson (York, Pa./West York) notched six kills and two blocks. Juniors
Kristin Whitehead (Avon, Ohio/Avon) and
Amber Seibel (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) each posted seven digs and four aces.
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The Chargers (9-15 overall) were led by five kills and one block from Aubrey Folger and nine assists and six digs from Hannah Metzler. Tricia Coale and Katie Coomber each led the team with eight digs.
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Fink started the match by serving for 12 straight points, as the Warriors never let the Chargers back within 10 points en route to a 25-9 win. Fink added four aces during her run. In the second set, Seibel and Whitehead led the team on an 11-2, as the pair combined on four aces during the run. The Chargers closed within five points at 16-11, but Lycoming closed it out on a 9-3 run. The two teams fought out to a 12-12 in the second set before a 13-3 run helped the Warriors close out the match.
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The Warriors get back on the court on Saturday, Oct. 12, with a Commonwealth Conference tri-match at Lamade Gym, starting by facing Hood at 11 a.m. and wrapping up the day against 20
th-ranked Stevenson at 3 p.m.