ST. DAVIDS, PA. – The Messiah Women's Volleyball team was back in action earlier tonight for a MAC Commonwealth matchup, traveling to take on the Eagles of Eastern University, with the Eagles clipping the Falcons in four sets (16-25, 12-25, 25-13, 14-25). The Eagles controlled the first two sets to take control of the match. The Falcons responded with a strong third set, but the Eagles won the fourth set convincingly to end the match.
Sydney Wolfe led the Falcons with 12 kills.
Claire Marzolino had 18 digs.
Clara Conner had 26 assists and 11 digs.
Up next, the Falcons are on the road for a tri-match against Houghton University and Russell Sage College on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Falcons begin the day against Russell Sage College at 1:00 p.m.
Set One
The teams battled to a 5-5 tie early as
Makenzie Adams and
Hannah MacCartney combined for a block, while
Leah Youtzy,
Sydney Wolfe, and
Clara Conner all added kills. Youtzy added another kill for Messiah, with the score tied 6-6, but the Eagles then took a 14-6 lead after an eight-point run.
Sydney Wolfe and
Leah Youtzy each tallied a kill and combined for a block, but the Eagles maintained their lead, up 20-11 late in the set. Wolfe added one final Messiah kill in the set, but Eastern took it 25-16.
Set Two
Sydney Wolfe picked up two early kills as Messiah took a 4-2 lead. The Eagles then won 11 of the next 13 points to take a 13-6 lead.
Lexi Hetrick got a kill to make it 13-7, but the Eagles kept up the pressure, leading 22-9 late in the set.
Sydney Wolfe added two late kills for Messiah, but the Eagles took the set, 25-12.
Set Three
Sydney Wolfe picked up two kills, while
Lexi Hetrick added a kill and a solo block, with the Falcons leading 8-3. Hetrick added another kill and
Makenzie Adams tallied three kills in a row, with Messiah up 12-6.
Hannah MacCartney and
Sydney Wolfe each tacked on kills and combined for a block, with Messiah up 16-8. The Falcons quickly saw out the set, taking it 25-13, with
Clara Conner,
Lexi Hetrick,
Leah Youtzy, and
Makenzie Adams all adding kills.
Set Four
Makenzie Adams picked up an early kill, but the Eagles jumped out to a 4-2 lead.
Leah Youtzy,
Sydney Wolfe, and
Makenzie Adams each picked up two kills as the set continued, with Eastern leading 12-11. However, the Eagles took over the rest of the way, winning the set 25-14, with
Lexi Hetrick tallying the only Falcons kill for the remainder of the set.
Stats
Sydney Wolfe led the Falcons with 12 kills.
Claire Marzolino had 18 digs.
Clara Conner had 26 assists and 11 digs.
Makenzie Adams added seven kills, six digs, and two blocks.
Leah Youtzy had six kills, while
Lexi Hetrick had five.
Up Next
The Falcons are on the road for a tri-match against Houghton University and Russell Sage College on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Falcons begin the day against Russell Sage College at 1:00 p.m.
