WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University women's volleyball team (9-12, 1-6) returned home on Friday night to host East Stroudsburg (13-7, 6-2) in an important PSAC East clash inside Hollinger Field House. West Chester battled throughout the evening but fell to the Warriors by a 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-15) final as East Stroudsburg completed the season sweep of the Golden Rams.

Maeve Gallagher (Pottstown, Pa./Spring Ford) led West Chester with eight kills and added two aces, tying for the match lead. Bria Stepp (Cranberry Twp, Pa./Seneca Valley) led West Chester in assists with 12, while Addison Hertzog (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) chipped in seven of her own. Gallagher also tied with Elianna Freeman (Jersey Village, TX./Jersey Village) for the team lead in digs with three each.

West Chester held an early lead in each set but fell victim to a late-set run in each set as the Warriors departed Hollinger with an important 3-0 win over the homestanding Golden Rams.

West Chester hit just .080 (26-20-75) in the setback, despite a .227 (8-3-22) effort in the second set, which saw the Golden Rams push the Warriors throughout the proceedings before falling after another late run by ESU.

The effort at the service line proved particularly costly for West Chester: despite seven aces, with two each from Stepp, Freeman, and Gallagher, West Chester committed 16 service errors, and East Stroudsburg picked up seven aces of its own, led by two each from Kyra Bishop and Georgia Stevens.

Led by a match-best 13 kills from Jadyn Orava, who hit .526 (13-3-19) to lead all players, East Stroudsburg hit .393 (30-8-56) in the victory, including a .500 (12-2-20) effort in the first set and a .368 (11-4-19) effort in the second set.

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West Chester will need to bounce back quickly as the team returns to action on Saturday afternoon at Kutztown beginning at 4 p.m.