GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Messiah Women's Volleyball had their home-finale earlier tonight, welcoming the Pride of Widener University onto Jordan Court in Hitchcock Arena, with the Falcons taking down the Pride in three sets (25-18, 25-20, 25-14). The Falcons took two quick sets to take control, before dominating the third to sweep the Pride.
Makenzie Adams led the Falcons with 11 kills.
Clara Conner had 32 assists and 11 digs, while
Claire Marzolino added 13 digs.
Up next, the Falcons wrap up conference play on the road against York College on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7:00 p.m.
Set One
Sydney Wolfe and
Leah Youtzy tallied two kills, while
Lexi Hetrick added one to give Messiah an 8-3 advantage. Wolfe added two more kills, but the Pride fought back into the set to tie it, 14-14.
Lexi Hetrick picked up her second kill before
Leah Youtzy dropped in an ace and combined with
Makenzie Adams for a block to give Messiah the lead back, 20-17. Widener then made it 20-18, but the Falcons used a five-point run to give Messiah the set, 25-18. During this ending stretch,
Hannah MacCartney picked up a kill and combined with
Clara Conner for a block.
Set Two
Makenzie Adams,
Hannah MacCartney, and
Sydney Wolfe all picked up early kills, while Wolfe and MacCartney combined for the block, giving Messiah a 5-3 lead. Adams added three more kills, and
Lexi Hetrick and
Leah Youtzy each added one, as the teams battled to an 11-11 tie. Hetrick quickly added two more kills to help Messiah retake the lead 16-12. Hetrick added another kill and
Leah Youtzy added two as Messiah kept up the momentum, leading 21-17. Messiah quickly ended the set, with
Hannah MacCartney and
Sydney Wolfe combining for two blocks, and MacCartney adding a kill, to give the Falcons a 25-20 set win.
Set Three
Sydney Wolfe tallied three kills,
Leah Youtzy added one, and the pair combined for a block as Messiah stormed out to a 6-2 lead. Widener won a few points to make it 6-4, but Messiah took firm control with a seven-point run. During the run,
Makenzie Adams picked up two kills, while
Lexi Hetrick,
Leah Youtzy and
Clara Conner each added one, and
Mallory Garland dropped in a service ace. Adams added two more kills and
Claire Marzolino also picked up a kill, with Messiah leading 17-7.
Sydney Wolfe and
Lexi Hetrick each picked up another kill as Messiah continued their attack, leading 22-10.
Leah Youtzy added two more kills, and then
Makenzie Adams picked up the final kill to take the set 25-14.
Stats
Makenzie Adams led the Falcons with 11 kills.
Clara Conner had 32 assists and 11 digs, while
Claire Marzolino added 13 digs.
Sydney Wolfe and
Leah Youtzy each picked up nine kills, while
Lexi Hetrick had eight.
Hannah MacCartney had three kills and four blocks.
Up Next
The Falcons wrap up conference play on the road against York College on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7:00 p.m.
