YORK, Pa. – The Messiah Women's Volleyball team wrapped up MAC Commonwealth play today on the road at York College, where the Falcons took down the Spartans in three sets (25-18, 29-27, 25-17). The Falcons were down early in the first set but used a strong stretch in the middle to take control, cruising to a set win. The Falcons then won and back and forth second set in extra points, after the Spartans defended multiple set points as they looked to tie up the match. The Falcons then took the third set, a set which they never trailed in, to sweep the Spartans.
Makenzie Adams had a double-double for the Falcons with 15 kills and 14 digs.
Leah Youtzy added 14 kills.
Claire Marzolino picked up a team-high 18 digs.
Up the next, the Falcons close out the regular season at Susquehanna University on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:00 p.m.
Set One
Leah Youtzy tallied an early kill, but the Spartans jumped out to a 7-3 lead. The Falcons then went on a five-point run to take an 8-7 lead, with Youtzy picking up another kill, while
Makenzie Adams added two kills and
Clara Conner picked up one. Messiah used two more five-points runs as they won 11 of the next 14 points to take a 19-10 lead. During this stretch,
Makenzie Adams tallied five kills and two service aces, while
Hannah MacCartney,
Lexi Hetrick, and
Sydney Wolfe each added one. Wolfe added another kill and
Leah Youtzy tacked on two more as the Falcons saw out the set, winning 25-18.
Set Two
Makenzie Adams and
Lexi Hetrick each grabbed a kill, but the Spartans once again took a quick lead, 7-4. Messiah fought back into the set, tying it 9-9, with
Leah Youtzy picking up two kills and one solo block.
Makenzie Adams then picked up a kill and an ace as Messiah won six of the next seven points to take a 15-10 lead.
Leah Youtzy added three kills, while
Makenzie Adams and
Hannah MacCartney each adding one, with the Falcons still leading by four, 20-16. MacCartney and
Sydney Wolfe each added a kill, but the Spartans stormed back to tie the set, 24-24. Wolfe then combined with
Leah Youtzy for a block to give Messiah a 25-24 lead, but York fought back to take a 27-26 lead. However, the Falcons won the next three points after a few Spartan errors and a kill from
Makenzie Adams, winning the set 29-27.
Set Three
Hannah MacCartney picked up a kill and
Kayla Batty added two as Messiah took a 5-3 lead. The Falcons offense stayed rolling as
Sydney Wolfe picked up three kills,
Makenzie Adams tallied two, and
Leah Youtzy added one. Youtzy quickly added another kill and
Kayla Batty dropped in two more, with Messiah leading 15-9. The Falcons continued to roll, with
Leah Youtzy,
Makenzie Adams,
Kayla Batty, and
Sydney Wolfe each adding one kill, leading 21-15. Wolfe added another kill to give Messiah a 22-17 advantage, which was quickly followed by one kill from
Makenzie Adams and two kills from
Leah Youtzy to give Messiah the set, 25-17.
Stats
Makenzie Adams had a double-double for the Falcons with 15 kills and 14 digs.
Leah Youtzy added 14 kills.
Claire Marzolino picked up a team-high 18 digs, while
Erin Eby and
Mallory Garland each grabbed 14 digs.
Sydney Wolfe added nine kills.
Up Next
The Falcons close out the regular season at Susquehanna University on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:00 p.m.
