NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (Sept. 30) --The Thiel College Women's Volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision at Westminster College Wednesday evening in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action from Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
The Tomcats drop to 4-5 (1-1) while the Titans rise to 10-7 (2-0) with wins of 25-19, 18-25, 25-14, 25-20.
Thiel used a 5-0 set-two run capped with an
Ava Byer (Hollsopple, Pa./Canemaugh Township Area) kill to lead 19-14. Westminster got 2 back before another 5-0 Tomcat spurt completed by a
Caitlin Stephens (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex) solo block made it 24-16 Cats. A
Lyndzee Amory (Edinboro, Pa./Saegertown) kill sealed the win to even the match at one.
Byer led Thiel with eight kills while Stephens added seven kills on .313 with a match-high-tying two aces, three digs and one block. Amory logged five kills with a block.
Thiel climbed back into the opening frame with 5-of-6 on a Stephens kill to get within 1 at 18-17. The two sides traded points as an
Arin DeLattre (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) kill off an
Addi Vagi (Marysville, Mich./Marysville) assist made it 20-19 before the Titans ended the frame with 5 unanswered.
DeLattre finished with a pair of kills and aces each along with four digs. Vagi had 11 assists.
Set three was even at 6 before the home side logged 13 of the next 15 to pull away with the set. Thiel made a late set-four push with 5-of-6 to get within 2 at 21-19 before the home side logged 3-of-4 to take the match.
Owen Hansen (Lyman, Wyo./Lyman) led Thiel with 14 helpers to go with six digs.
Isabella McCutcheon (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Berea-Midpark) led the Cats with two blocks and three kills.
Jordan Yoder (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) had a team-best 19 digs while
Sarah Wilson (Rural Valley, Pa./West Shamokin) added 16 digs.
Thiel is back in action Saturday at home versus Saint Vincent at noon in league action.
