GREENVILLE, Pa. – The women's volleyball team faced the Chatham University Cougars and the La Roche College Redhawks in a tri-match Friday evening at Beeghly Gymnasium.

In the first match of the evening, the Tomcats quickly jumped on the board against Chatham with help from Lauren Downs (Mentor, OH/Mentor HS), who scored 18 straight points to give Thiel the 25-3 game one victory. The Cougars did not back down easily, clawing their way back in game two. Thiel's hitters proved to be too much for Chatham as they took the second game 25-15. The Tomcats would take game three 25-13 to complete the sweep in the first match of the night. Top performers for Thiel were Alyssa Chine (North Jackson, Ohio/Jackson Milton), who tallied a team-high 11 kills, and Megan Kay (Girard, Ohio/Liberty) and Kelly Barzak (Warren, Ohio/Howland), who finished with nine and six kills, respectively.

In the second match the Tomcats again started off quick, defeating the Redhawks 25-6 in the first game. Thiel would continue that momentum, taking games two and three (25-12, 25-14). Once again Chine led the team with 10 kills and 12 digs while Chelsea Meister (Liberty Center, Ohio/Liberty Center) tallied 27 assists. Collectively, the team had a season-high 12 service aces.

Thiel returns to action on Tuesday, September 27 as they're set to take take on Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) front-runner Geneva College at 7 p.m. in Beeghly Gymnasium.