ALTOONA, Pa. – Senior
Emily Morris (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North) posted 30 assists and 10 digs for her 10
th double-double of the season to lead the Lycoming College volleyball team, which hit .259 in a 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-15) sweep of Penn State Altoona in non-conference action on Thursday, Oct. 17, at Adler Arena.
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Morris also added three kills and three aces for the Warriors (15-11 overall), who clinched their first .500 season since 2015, with the win. Junior
Elle Jednorski (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) led the Warriors with 13 kills and junior
Kiannah Titus (Clay, N.Y./Baldwinsville) posted nine kills and eight digs. Freshman
Elizabeth Kelson (Denville, N.J./Morris Catholic) posted six kills and four digs and junior
Emily Konopka (Wrightstown, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional) had seven kills and a block.
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Senior
Lilly Singleton (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) led the team with four aces and senior
Lindsay Beck (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown Community) added 13 digs.
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After the first set was tied at 11, senior
Alysa McDevitt (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood) served up three points before Morris served up six, giving Lycoming a 21-12 lead. The Lions (6-9 overall) scored the next six points, but Lycoming closed out the set with a kill from Konopka to win 25-19.
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In the second set, the Warriors used six straight points off the serve from Singleton to take a 19-13 lead. Penn State Altoona closed within four points twice, but Morris again closed a 25-19 win with an ace.
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Lycoming hit .393 (13-2-28) in the third set, jumping out to a 14-8 lead before expanding it to 10 points at 20-10 before closing out the 25-15 win with an ace from McDevitt.
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Jenna Bauer led the Lions with 11 kills, nine digs and four blocks and Lauren Diller had six kills and five blocks. Emily Bryan finished with 14 assists.
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The Warriors get back on the court on Saturday, Oct. 26, when they host Stevenson University in MAC Commonwealth action at 1 p.m. in Lamade Gym.
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