GREENVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 10) -- The Thiel College Women's Volleyball team dropped a 3-1 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC)-tilt with Franciscan University Saturday afternoon on Maenpa Court at Beeghly Gymnasium.
The Tomcats dip to 6-6 (3-2) while the Barons rise to 12-5 (5-0) with set wins of 25-20, 20-25, 25-17 and 25-19.
Thiel used a 4-1 run capped with an
Ava Byer (Hollsopple, Pa./Canemaugh Township Area) kill to climb ahead 17-14 in set two. The Cats logged 4 in a row to jump ahead 23-18 as
Arin DeLattre (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) had a pair of blocks in the spurt. DeLattre capped the frame with a kill to even things at one.
Byer led Thiel with 12 kills to go with eight digs. DeLattre pitched in eight kills on .333 with a match-high-tying seven blocks (2 BS, 5 BA).
Set three was close early as an
Owen Hansen (Lyman, Wyo./Lyman) ace along with a
Megan Darno (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) kill got Thiel within 1 at 10-9. The visitors went on to log 9-of-12 as they took a 2-1 lead.
Hansen had a team-leading 24 assists with 13 digs for her second-straight double-double. She served a match- and career-most three aces. Darno logged nine kills on .222 with two blocks.
Thiel held an early edge in set four as kills from Darno and
Hannah Myers (Warren, Ohio/John F. Kennedy Catholic) made it 9-5. A
Caitlin Stephens (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex) kill made it 12-11 Cats before a 5-0 Franciscan run to make it 17-13 visitors sealed the deal for Thiel.
Myers added nine kills while Stephens had six with each recording a block.
A Stephens kill got Thiel within 3 in set 1 at 20-17 before the Barons logged 3 unanswered to pull ahead by 6.
Lyndzee Amory (Edinboro, Pa./Saegertown) and Byer added kills as Thiel made a late push, but the visitors eventually took the frame.
Amory mashed 10 kills with four digs and a pair of blocks.
Addi Vagi (Marysville, Mich./Marysville) recorded her third double-double with 21 helpers and 10 digs.
The Tomcats led 68-64 in digs as
Jordan Yoder (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) had a team-high 17. The Barons held a slight 10-8 edge in blocks.
Thiel caps its four-match homestand next Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Grove City in a league tilt.
