WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – First-year
Arianna Santos (Oxford, Pa./Oxford Area) served up 15 straight points, tied for 14th-most in Division III history in the 25-point rally scoring era, to highlight the night for a hot-hitting Lycoming College volleyball team, which posted a 3-0 (25-4, 25-13, 25-20) win over Delaware Valley in MAC Freedom action at Lamade Gym on Wednesday evening, Oct. 6.
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Santos took over service with the score 9-3 in the first set and served up the next 15 points, tying Kaitlin McKillop (Oct. 12, 2013 vs. Hood) for the school and MAC record, also held by Alexa Monro of Misericordia (Sept. 27, 2018).
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The Warriors (8-10 overall, 2-2 MAC Freedom) won that first set, 25-4, the largest margin of victory since the NCAA went to the 25-point format in 2008, surpassing a 25-5 win over SUNY Canton in 2017.
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Santos finished with eight kills, two aces and two blocks, hitting .636 in the match. Junior
Elizabeth Kelson (Denville, N.J./Morris Catholic) led the team with 12 kills, hitting .600, also adding two blocks and first-year
Brynne Bisel (Julian, Pa./Bald Eagle Area) had seven kills, hitting .438, in two sets. First-year
Sydney Guethlein (Cincinnati, Ohio/West Clermont) added five kills in two sets.
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Sophomore
Megan Starkweather (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) posted 23 assists and two aces and first-year
Piper Schwenk (Lyon Station, Pa./Brandywine Heights) added 14. First-year libero
Ali Koval (North Penn-Mansfield) posted 16 digs and first-year
Kendall Myers (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity) posted eight digs and three aces.
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The Warriors hit .312 in the match, including a match-best .387 in the second set. In the third set, the Warriors came back from a 12-7 deficit, tying the set at 17 before closing out on an 8-3 run.
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Reilly Green and Jules Campbell led the Aggies with four kills. Emma Helverson had eight assists and Gretta Schneider posted 12 digs.
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The Warriors get back into action on Friday, Oct. 8, when they host Alfred State at 6 p.m. to start the Lycoming College Tip-Off Classic.
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