WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A gritty effort that included taking a set off a one-loss team came up just short on Friday evening, as the Lycoming College volleyball team fell to Alfred State, 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 25-15) in the opening match of the Lycoming College Tip-Off Classic on Friday evening, Oct. 8.
 
The Warriors (8-11 overall) were led by seven kills from first-year Camryn Quelet (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) and six kills a piece from first-year Brynne Bisel (Julian, Pa./Bald Eagle Area) and junior Elizabeth Kelson (Denville, N.J./Morris Catholic). Bisel also posted six of the team's 55 digs and Kelson posted two digs, as did first-year Arianna Santos (Oxford, Pa./Oxford Area.
 
First-year Ali Koval (Mansfield, Pa./North Penn-Mansfield) notched 18 digs and three assists and sophomore Megan Starkweather (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) added 13 assists and nine digs. First-year Sydney Guethlein (Cincinnati, Ohio/West Clermont) also posted four kills, six digs and two blocks.
 
The Warriors jumped out to an 18-8 lead in the second set, using three straight points from Santos to boost the lead to that mark after an ace. The Pioneers were able to cut the lead to two, but Lycoming used kills from Kelson and Quelet to gain some distance and Bisel had a kill to close out the set, 25-20.
 
Alfred State (10-1 overall) was led by 11 kills and 10 digs from Kara Perkins and 10 kills and five aces from Keturah Gregory. Faith McCombs posted nine kills and Karleigh Hines also added 10 digs. Nayomie Ferrer posted 37 assists, six aces and 10 digs and Emma Petrichick led the team with 12 digs, adding four aces.
 
The Warriors get back on the court at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9, when they host Harrisburg Area Community College in an exhibition match before facing Nazareth College at 4 p.m. to wrap up the Tip-Off Classic.