WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Junior
Liz Kelson (Denville, N.J./Morris Catholic) had a career-best 19 kills and eight blocks and first-year
Brynne Bisel (Julian, Pa./Bald Eagle Area) posted career-bests of 16 kills and 25 digs to lead the Lycoming College volleyball team, but King's College scored eight of the last nine points to comeback for a key 3-2 (20-25, 16-25, 25-23, 28-26, 15-12) MAC Freedom win at Scandlon Gym on Tuesday night, Oct. 26.
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Sydney Guethlein (Cincinnati, Ohio/West Clermont) posted 10 kills, six digs and three blocks and first-year
Jessica Ahart (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area) posted nine kills and two blocks, as Lycoming (9-16 overall, 2-5 MAC Freedom) posted 62 kills and hit .191, outpacing King's (20-3 overall, 4-3 MAC Freedom), which hit .086.
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First-year
Piper Schwenk (Lyon Station, Pa./Brandywine Heights) posted 50 assists and 13 digs. The defense picked up 107 digs, with first-year
Ali Koval (Mansfield, Pa./North Penn-Mansfield) leading the way with 35 digs, while first-year
Kendall Myers (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity) added 18. First-year
Arianna Santos (Oxford, Pa./Oxford Area) added six kills and five blocks.
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The Warriors won five of the last six points in the first set to take a 25-20 win before hitting .394 in the second set en route to the 25-16 win. The Monarchs broke a tie at 20 in the third set with two straight points, enough of a cushion to hang on for the 25-23 win. Down 23-21 in the fourth set, the Warriors scored three straight and had three match points, but King's prevailed 28-26. In the final set, the Warriors built an 11-7 lead before King's went on an 8-1 run to win the match.
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Olivia Bunch led the Monarchs with 20 kills and 17 digs and Danielle Kitchner added 13 kills. Wiatt Hoffman had 51 assists and Karissa Hartzell posted 25 digs.
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The Warriors wrap up their season on Thursday, Oct. 28, when they host Wilkes University at 7 p.m. in Lamade Gym.
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