DALLAS, Pa. – The Messiah Women's Volleyball team traveled to Misericordia University for a cross-conference battle on Saturday afternoon, dropping the match to the Cougars in three close sets. After a back-and-forth start to set one, the Cougars jumped to a three-point lead and continued to extend their lead before taking the set 25-19. Set two began much the same before the Falcons took an early three-point lead. The Cougars battled back and took a five-point lead, never looking back and taking set two 25-17. After an early deficit in the third, the Falcons battled back to level before the teams traded the one-point advantage for much of the set. After being tied 14-14, the Cougars took a 19-14 lead and ultimately claimed the 25-19 set three win and the 3-0 match sweep.
Leah Youtzy led the Falcons with six kills while
Makenzie Adams added four kills with six digs and a service ace.
Kayla Batty led the Falcons with seven digs, adding three kills and two service aces.
Clara Conner tallied 17 assists, six digs, and two block assists.
The Falcons return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7:00 p.m. when they host the Blazers of Hood College on Jordan Court in Hitchcock Arena.
Set One
After an opening kill and service error from the Cougars,
Kayla Batty tallied a service ace to give Messiah a 2-2 lead. The Cougars then commanded the next few points, taking a 7-5 lead and forcing a Messiah timeout. Out of the break, the teams traded kills with
Leah Youtzy notching a pair for the Falcons. Misericordia then took a 12-8 lead, forcing a second timeout from the Falcons. Out of the break, the teams traded points, with
Kayla Batty and
Hannah MacCartney combing for a block before Misericordia tallied four straight points to extend their lead to 17-10. The Falcons continued to battle with
Clara Conner connecting with
Sydney Wolfe and
Lexi Hetrick for kills to bring the score to 19-13 in favor of the Cougars. A block from
Hannah MacCartney and
Clara Conner followed by a kill from
Kayla Batty brought the score to 21-18 in favor of Misericordia, forcing the Cougars to take a timeout. Out of the break, the Cougars brought it to set point at 24-18 before
Clara Conner connected with
Kayla Batty for the kill. A kill from the Cougars gave them set one with a score of 25-19.
Set Two
Set two opened with back-to-back points for the Cougars before Messiah tallied five straight that included a service ace from
Kayla Batty and a kill by
Lexi Hetrick. The teams then traded points with a kill by
Sydney Wolfe from
Clara Conner bringing the Messiah lead to 6-3. The Cougars then took a 9-6 lead after tallying six straight points, forcing the Falcons to take a timeout. The Cougars added two to their lead before
Clara Conner connected with
Lexi Hetrick for a kill. The teams then traded the next four points as Misericordia took their lead to 13-9. The Misericordia lead grew behind a pair of kills and pair of service aces before Conner connected with
Leah Youtzy for a kill. Conner and
Hannah MacCartney then combined for a block, bringing the score to 17-11 in favor of Misericordia. The Cougars tallied three errors and
Lexi Hetrick and
Hannah MacCartney combined for a block as the score moved to 20-15 in favor of Misericordia before the Cougars took a timeout. After the break, Misericordia tallied three straight before the Falcons notched a kill from
Hannah MacCartney and a service ace from
Makenzie Adams. The Cougars tallied two points to take set two 25-17 and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set Three
Makenzie Adams tallied an early kill for the Falcons before the Cougars took a 4-1 lead, forcing an early Messiah timeout. Out of the break, the Falcons used a kill by
Leah Youtzy from
Clara Conner and a service ace from
Erin Eby to level the score at 4-4. The teams then traded points as
Leah Youtzy picked up a kill and the score came to 10-8 in favor of Messiah. The Cougars took the lead before trading points as
Hannah MacCartney and
Kayla Batty each tallied kills. Messiah maintained their slight lead until Misericordia tallied four straight points to take a 17-14 lead, forcing a Messiah timeout. Out of the break, the Cougars extended their lead to 19-14 behind a pair of kills. After a service error from Misericordia and a kill for Makenzie Admas from
Clara Conner, the Cougars took two straight to take a 21-16 lead. The teams traded points with
Makenzie Adams tallying a pair of kills before a kill from the Cougars sealed the set 25-19 and the 3-0 match win.
Stats
Leah Youtzy led the Falcons with six kills while
Makenzie Adams added four kills with six digs and a service ace.
Kayla Batty led the Falcons with seven digs, adding three kills and two service aces.
Clara Conner tallied 17 assists, six digs, and two block assists.
Up Next
The Falcons return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7:00 p.m. when they host the Blazers of Hood College on Jordan Court in Hitchcock Arena.
