GREENVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 20) -- The Thiel College Women's Volleyball team posted a 3-1 triumph over Houghton University Tuesday evening in a non-conference tilt on Maenpa Court at Beeghly Gymnasium.
The Tomcats rise to 8-7 with set wins of 24-26, 26-24, 25-22 and 25-19 while the Highlanders dip to 10-12. Thiel served a season-most 15 aces in the victory as four Cats registered at least four aces.
An ace from
Cindy Viera (Cleveland, Ohio/Holy Name) along with a Tomcat block pushed Thiel ahead 21-19 in set two. Kills from
Hannah Myers (Warren, Ohio/John F. Kennedy Catholic) and
Isabella McCutcheon (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Berea-Midpark) gave Thiel the set at 26-24.
Myers recorded 13 kills on .423 with four digs while McCutcheon added four kills and two blocks. Viera logged four aces and a trio of digs.
Back-to-back Myers kills along with one from
Megan Darno (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) and an ace from
Addi Vagi (Marysville, Mich./Marysville) gave Thiel a 13-8 set-three edge. The visitors rallied to lead 19-18 before a 6-1 Tomcats run that had had a
Lyndzee Amory (Edinboro, Pa./Saegertown) kill and another Viera ace made it 24-20. A McCutcheon kill sealed the set for Thiel.
Darno led Thiel with a career-most 14 kills on .281 with a block. Amory added 11 kills and four blocks while Vagi tied for the team lead with 22 assists and eight digs.
A 6-1 Thiel run with a pair of
Caitlin Stephens (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex) aces made it 12-9 Cats in set two. The Tomcats used 5 in a row with a pair of
Sarah Wilson (Rural Valley, Pa./West Shamokin) aces to lead 20-13 before an Amory kill sealed the match for the Blue and Gold.
Stephens recorded six kills on .313 with a match- and career-high five aces to go with a match-leading five blocks. Wilson added nine digs and four aces.
Emily Bone (Newark, Ohio/Licking Valley) also dished out a team-high-tying 22 helpers along with serving an ace.
Jordan Yoder (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) logged a match-leading 19 digs as Thiel held a 55-50 edge in digs. The Cats also led in blocks (7-6) and hitting percentage (.211 - .179).
Thiel is back in action Saturday for a 1 p.m. tilt at Saint Francis. The match will not count towards conference standings as the Red Wolves transition to DIII.
