LORETTO, Pa. (Oct. 24) -- The Thiel College Women's Volleyball team dropped a five-set heartbreaker to Saint Francis University Saturday afternoon from DeGol Arena.
The Tomcats drop to 8-8 while the Red Wolves rise to 10-10 with set scores of 24-26, 25-19, 25-23, 15-25 and 15-10. The match did not count towards Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) standings as SFU is reclassifying to DIII.
Three Tomcats posted at least 10 kills as
Hannah Myers (Warren, Ohio/John F. Kennedy Catholic) paced the Cats with 12 on .250.
Lyndzee Amory (Edinboro, Pa./Saegertown) added 11 kills on .381 with two blocks while
Isabella McCutcheon (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Berea-Midpark) posted a career-best 11 kills on .318.
Owen Hansen (Lyman, Wyo./Lyman) recorded her third double-double of the season with a team-most 23 assists and 11 digs.
Sierra Zelenak (Stow, Ohio/Stow-Monroe Falls) logged a career-most 22 helpers with five digs.
Thiel held a 61-57 advantage in digs as
Jordan Yoder (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) recorded a match-leading 21 for her fourth 20-plus dig match of the season. Yoder has logged at least 17 digs in each of the last nine matches.
Caitlin Stephens (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex) led Thiel with a career-high-tying six blocks along with seven kills on .333. She added a pair of aces and four digs.
Ava Byer (Hollsopple, Pa./Canemaugh Township Area) added nine kills and eight digs.
The home side held a slight .214 - .209 edge in hitting to go with a 12-7 lead in blocks.
Thiel continues its quest for a top-four spot in the PAC Championship Tournament as they head to Geneva Wednesday for a 7 p.m. conference tilt.
