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VB Team
3
Winner SHEP SHEP 26-4,14-4 PSAC
2
WCU WCU 17-14, 5-13 PSAC
Winner
SHEP SHEP
26-4,14-4 PSAC
3
Final
2
WCU WCU
17-14, 5-13 PSAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
SHEP SHEP 20 25 25 24 15 (3)
WCU WCU 25 23 23 26 11 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Falls Short In Upset Bid Of Shepherd

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - West Chester University forced Shepherd University to five sets on Friday night at Hollinger Field House but ultimately lost to a team with a 26-4 overall record and a 14-4 record in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference matches this season.

The Golden Rams (17-14 overall, 5-13 PSAC) won the first set 25-20 but lost the next two 25-23 and 25-23. The grinded out a 26-24 win in the fourth and fell 15-11 in the fifth.

How it happened:
  • West Chester immediately gained Shepherd's respect by taking a 10-3 lead in the first set when freshman Lilly Acquaviva (Lafayette Hill, Pa. / Plymouth Whitemarsh) recorded a kill. The Rams crawled back into it, making the score 19-17, but the Golden Rams ultimately pulled away.
  • The two teams rallied back and forth in the second set. Shepherd took a 5-0 lead, but West Chester chipped away and found itself down 22-20 when freshman Mel June (Morton, Pa. / Ridley) served an ace. However, the Rams and Golden Rams split the last six points.
  • Acquaviva kills made the third set 7-3, 12-9 and 19-6 in favor of West Chester, but Shepherd rallied for six straight points late in the set to go up 2-1 in the match.
  • Down 19-15, a kill from Acquaviva sparked a Golden Rams rally to tie it at 19. Tied at 24, sophomore Julia Vreeswyk (Yardley, Pa. / Pennsbury) notched a kill to give West Chester the lead, and they then forced a fifth set on a Shepherd error.
  • Shepherd and West Chester traded blows and were tied at 11 in the fifth set before the Rams picked up the final four points.
Inside the numbers:
  • West Chester senior setter Emily Ahern (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West) recorded a season-high 49 assists on Friday.
  • Vreeswyk and Acquaviva tied for the team lead with 15 kills each. Senior Rachel Robb (Blackwood, N.J. / Paul VI) had 10.
  • Five Golden Rams had double-digit dig totals in the loss. Sophomore Maddy Moore (Newtown, Pa. / Council Rock North) led them with a season-high 20.
Up next:
 
West Chester closes out its 2019 season with Senior Day on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Shippensburg University in Hollinger Field House.
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