West Chester Rally Falls Short Against Cal, 3-1

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Abbie Dischert (Wilmington, Del./Concord) posted 12 kills while Karleigh Lutz (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) added nine, but it was not enough against visiting California (Pa.) in a 3-1 PSAC women's volleyball setback inside Sturzebecker Health Science Center Friday night.
 
West Chester (10-2, 0-1 PSAC) dropped the first two sets, but rallied to win the third against Cal (7-5, 1-0). Then, opened up a 17-12 advantage in the fourth set just to see the Vulcans storm back with a 13-5 run and clinch the match by scores of 25-21, 25-16, 18-25, 25-22.
 
The Golden Rams used an 11-3 run early on in the third set to wrench the momentum from the visiting Vulcans and extend the match with its 25-18 win. The fourth set started out like it was deemed to go five sets. But, Cal regained its edge with the decisive run to close out the match.
 
Cal hit over .300 in the first two sets to jump out to its insurmountable lead. However, the Vulcans hit just .065 in the third to slip. Cal held a decided advantage in blocks at 12-3 which was partly the reason for West Chester's .161 hitting percentage for the match.
 
Dischert added 16 digs for a double-double in the loss. Nicki Yates (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) notched 23 digs. Jillian Grammer dished out 40 assists.