WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Hitting a season-best .365, the Lycoming College volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 win over Penn State Harrisburg (25-13, 26-24, 25-15) to cap the Lycoming Invitational after falling in the morning match, 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-23), to Misericordia to finish the tournament 2-2 at Lamade Gym on Saturday, Sept. 10.
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Senior
Lauren Fink (York, Pa./West York) led the Warriors (6-3 overall) past the Lions (3-4 overall), using seven kills, five assists and five digs in the win. Freshman
Lilly Singleton (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) added eight kills, five digs, two aces and a block and senior
Kristine Jahn (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) added seven kills and an ace to secure a spot on the all-tournament team.
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Both sophomore
Cheyenne Altland (East Berlin, Pa./Delone Catholic) and freshman
Alysa McDevitt (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood) added six kills, with McDevitt also pitching in three blocks. Sophomore
Emily Hepner (Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) added 10 digs and junior
Catherine Burger (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford) posted 34 assists and two aces.
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The Warriors, who finished 44-13-85 for the .365 average, hit .407 in the first set and .450 in the final one en route to the sweep.
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Katelyn Hossier and Melissa Orlandini each had five kills to lead the Lions, as Kari Ammerman added seven digs. Casey Stump finished with 16 assists and an ace.
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In the morning match, Misericordia held Lycoming to a .125 hitting percentage and got 13 kills and 14 digs from Michelle Sehested to earn the 3-0 sweep.
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Fink, McDevitt and Singleton led the Warriors with four kills. Freshman
Emily Morris (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North) posted 12 assists and six digs and Hepner added 15 digs. Altland led the team with two aces and two blocks.
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Paige Shaughnessy finished with nine kills and 10 digs, Nicole Tagerty posted 28 assists, seven aces and eight digs and Ariana Gagliardi also posted 10 digs for the Cougars.
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The Warriors get back on the court on Tuesday, Sept. 13, when they head to Mount Aloysius for a 7 p.m. non-conference match.
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