MERTZTOWN, Pa.- Looking to bounce back quickly from a 3-0 loss to East Stroudsburg, the West Chester University women's volleyball team (9-13, 1-7) battled throughout the evening on Friday but fell to Kutztown (19-5, 7-2) by a 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 27-25) final.

CeCe Isenberg (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) led West Chester in kills with nine, along with eight from Gwen Atkins (Morristown, N.J./Morristown), while Julia Kwitchoff (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Wheatfield) led the Golden Rams in blocks with a hand in five. Bria Stepp (Cranberry Twp, Pa./Seneca Valley) led West Chester in assists with 19.

Hailey Atkins (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) led West Chester in digs with 13, along with nine from Elianna Freeman (Jersey Village, TX./Jersey Village), who also led West Chester in aces with two.

West Chester fell victim to a late run in the first set and fell 25-17 to go down a set early, then pushed the second and third sets past 25 points before falling 26-24 and 27-25.

West Chester hit just .061 (34-27-114) in the loss, including a .130 (14-8-46) effort in the third set, which was the Golden Rams' top hitting performance of the match.

Kutztown, led by 11 kills from Grace White, hit .143 (34-19-105), including a .208 (8-3-24) effort in the first set victory over the Golden Rams.

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West Chester will be back in action on Tuesday night at home against Wilmington, beginning at 6 p.m.