OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Despite a gritty effort and a first-set win, the Lycoming College volleyball team fell to top-seeded Stevenson University, 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-21), in the MAC Commonwealth Championship semifinals on Wednesday night, Nov. 6, at Owings Mill Gymnasium.
 
Junior Elle Jednorski (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) posted 15 kills and two blocks to lead the Warriors (18-13 overall), as she became the first Warrior since 2014 to post more than 300 kills, finishing with 305. Senior Alysa McDevitt (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood) added eight kills and hit .538, to go with two blocks.
 
Senior Emily Morris (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North) posted five kills, 30 assists, 10 digs and two blocks, as she had a double-double in both of Lycoming's postseason matches. Senior Lilly Singleton (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) posted 16 digs and two aces. Freshman Elizabeth Kelson (Denville, N.J./Morris Catholic) added seven kills and two blocks.
 
The Warriors took the first set, jumping out to a 13-7 lead with a 6-1 run before the Mustangs (28-2 overall) clawed back to take a 21-20 lead. However, junior Emily Konopka (Wrightstown, N.J./Northern Burlington County) smacked down two kills to give Lycoming a 24-23 lead and McDevitt dropped an overball to the floor to clinch the set.
 
Stevenson hit better than .340 in each of the next three sets to comeback for the win and advance to the conference championship for the eighth straight year.
 
Katie Leftridge finished with 17 kills, seven digs, three aces and two blocks and Simone Gest posted 15 kills for the Mustangs. Caroline Dangel and Julie Nightwine each had 22 assists, Kayla Vaeth 14 digs and Haley Hoover posted five blocks.
 
McDevitt finished her career with 758 career kills, 14^th in program history, while her 240 career blocks were 12^th. Morris finished sixth in school history with 2,344 assists and 13^th with 131 aces and Singleton finished 14^th with 126 aces and 21^st with 601 kills.
 
Lycoming finished 18-13 overall for 19^th year head coach Tim McMahon, as the team reached the conference tournament for the first time since 2016 and won a tournament match for the first time since 2014.