Box Score WILMINGTON, Del.- Following a long five-set match at Molloy on Friday night, the West Chester University women's volleyball team (6-1) was back in action on Saturday for a tri-match in Delaware against Goldey-Beacom and St. Thomas Aquinas. West Chester appeared no worse for the wear from its five-set battle a night ago, dispatching both Goldey-Beacom and STAC by 3-0 finals to improve to 6-1 on the young season.
Match One: WCU 3 GBC 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-20)
West Chester bounced back quickly from its five-set loss last night with a dominant first-set victory over Goldey Beacom, defeating the Lightning 25-20 with a .306 hitting percentage and a pair of aces to take an early 1-0 lead in the match.
The Golden Rams battled back from an early deficit in the second set to win 25-18 and take a quick 2-0 lead in the match.
With a quick 2-0 lead, West Chester jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the third set and held off a late-set run by the Lightning to earn a 25-20 victory and a 3-0 win in the match.
Abiah Lane (Ardmore, Pa./Lower Merion) continued her excellent weekend with a match-high 14 kills, while
Lacie Brown (Cochranville, Pa./Avon Grove) led the team in assists with 35.
Anna Richardson (Smyrna, Del./Smryna) led the team in aces with three and was second in blocks with two, while
Elianna Freeman (Jersey Village, Tx./Jersey Village) led the team in digs with 10.
Buoyed by its .306 effort in the first set, West Chester hit .250 (42-13-116) in the three-set victory.
Match Two: WCU 3 STAC 0 (25-15, 25-10, 25-13)
West Chester captured the first set quickly by a 25-15 final to take an early 1-0 lead in the match. The Golden Rams were led by four kills from Lane and three more from Richardson as the team hit an impressive .304 in the first-set victory.
West Chester raced out to an early 13-3 lead in the second set before extending its advantage to 22-7 en route to a 25-10 second-set victory.
The Golden Rams continued to get out to an early lead in the third quarter, jumping ahead 5-2 through the first seven points of the set. The Golden Rams used this early cushion to lead 20-11 late in the set en route to a 25-13 third-set victory and a quick 3-0 match triumph over the Spartans.
Zoe Haines (York, Pa./York Suburban) led West Chester in kills with 11, while Lane chipped in eight more to help the Golden Rams to the dominant victory.
CeCe Isenberg (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) led the team in blocks with four, while Haines chipped in three of her own.
Bria Stepp (Cranberry Twp, Pa./Seneca Valley) led the team in aces with three, while Brown led the team in assists once again with 29, along with a team-high 11 digs.
West Chester hit .375 for the match, including a stellar .542 (14-1-24) in the third set, while holding STAC to -.022, including negative performances in each of the first two sets and just one block in the match.
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action on Tuesday night at Bowie State, beginning at 6 p.m.
