GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Messiah Women's Volleyball team was back in action today for a home tri-match against Lackawanna College and the Gators of Notre Dame of Maryland University. The Falcons went 2-0 on the day, taking down Lackawanna in game one in three sets (25-14, 25-18, 28-26), before ending the day with a sweep over Notre Dame of Maryland (25-17, 25-23, 25-18).
In game one, the Falcons rolled through the first two sets to take control of the match. However, in the third, Lackawanna found their form, but the Falcons saved a few set points enroute to winning the set to complete the sweep.
Makenzie Adams had 11 kills and 18 digs for the Falcons.
Sydney Wolfe added 11 kills, while
Leah Youtzy tacked on eight kills.
In game two, the Falcons used a strong start to take set one comfortably, before also winning a back-and-forth set two. The Falcons then kept up the pressure, winning set three to sweep the match, and end the tri-match without dropping a set.
Makenzie Adams led the Falcons with 13 kills and 14 digs.
Kayla Batty had nine kills and eight digs, while
Erin Eby picked up 11 digs.
Up next, the Falcons are back on the road at Elizabethtown College on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 7:00 p.m.
Game One: Messiah – 3, Lackawanna – 0
Set One
Claire Marzolino and
Kayla Batty picked up early kills as the teams traded points to a 6-5 Lackawanna lead. Messiah then pulled away early with an eight-point run while winning 13 of the next 14 points to take a 17-6 lead. During this stretch,
Leah Youtzy had two kills and a service ace,
Kayla Batty had one kill and two service aces, and
Makenzie Adams added five kills.
Clara Conner added a service ace and
Kayla Batty picked up two more kills to give Messiah a 23-10 lead, and two errors from Lackawanna gave Messiah the set shortly after, 25-14.
Set Two
Makenzie Adams picked up two early kills as the Falcons took a 4-1 lead.
Sydney Wolfe and
Kayla Batty also picked up one kill each as the Falcons maintained their lead, 7-5. Messiah then pulled away after winning five straight points, including three service aces from
Kayla Batty. The teams traded points throughout the middle of the set, with
Leah Youtzy,
Hannah MacCartney, and
Kayla Batty all picking up a kill, and
Sydney Wolfe adding three kills as the Falcons led 20-15. In the final moments of the set,
Lexi Hetrick picked up back-to-back kills as Messiah took the set, 25-18.
Set Three
Lackawanna started the set strong, taking a 5-0 lead, but Messiah responded well, winning the next four points thanks to kills from
Makenzie Adams,
Hannah MacCartney, and
Sydney Wolfe.
Sydney Wolfe added another two quick kills for Messiah, but Lackawanna held the lead, up 11-7. Messiah then went on a four-point run to tie the set, with
Ellia Spang and
Leah Youtzy both tallying kills.
Lexi Hetrick added a kill, but the Lackawanna lead was back at two points, up 14-12. Messiah then retook the lead with a six-point run after two kills from
Sydney Wolfe and two service aces from
Clara Conner. Momentum quickly went back to Lackawanna, who won nine of the next 11 points to take a 23-20 lead.
Leah Youtzy picked up three straight kills to tie the set, 23-23, and then the teams traded points to a 26-25 Lackawanna lead. Down set point, the Falcons took over, winning the final three points to take the set, with
Makenzie Adams picking up two final kills.
Stats
Makenzie Adams had 11 kills and 18 digs for the Falcons.
Sydney Wolfe added 11 kills, while
Leah Youtzy tacked on eight kills.
Kayla Batty had six kills, five service aces, and five digs.
Ellia Spang added seven digs.
Game Two: Messiah – 3, Notre Dame of Maryland – 0
Set One
A kill and a service ace from
Makenzie Adams helped Messiah jump out to a 6-0 lead.
Kayla Batty added two kills and combined with
Leah Youtzy for a block as the Falcons kept up the pressure, leading 11-5. Two kills from
Makenzie Adams and a kill from
Hannah MacCartney fueled a four-point Falcons run, but the Gators responded with a six-point run of their own, trailing 15-11.
Makenzie Adams,
Leah Youtzy, and
Sydney Wolfe all tacked on kills as the Falcons began to rebuild their lead, up 22-14 late in the set. The Gatos won three straight points to make it 22-17, but a kill from
Leah Youtzy and an ace from
Erin Eby helped Messiah win the final three points and the set, 25-17.
Set Two
Sydney Wolfe tallied two kills and
Makenzie Adams added one kill as the teams traded points to start the set, tied 5-5 early.
Kayla Batty tacked on a kill and dropped in a service ace to give Messiah a 7-5 lead, with
Clara Conner and
Makenzie Adams also adding kills, with Messiah now leading 11-8. Adams added another kill and a service ace, and
Sydney Wolfe added two kills as the Falcons maintained the lead, up 18-14. Adams, Wolfe, and
Kayla Batty all picked up kills, but the Gators kept the set close, trailing 23-21. However, two kills from
Leah Youtzy saw out the set for Messiah, as the Falcons took it 25-23.
Set Three
Sydney Wolfe picked up an early kill and a block alongside
Hannah MacCartney, with the Falcons taking a 4-3 lead.
Kayla Batty then tallied three straight kills to give the Falcons a 7-3 advantage.
Makenzie Adams picked up two kills and a block with
Hannah MacCartney as the Falcons kept up the pressure and began to pull away, leading 16-9.
Kayla Batty added two more kills, and
Leah Youtzy and
Sydney Wolfe combined for a block as the Falcons stayed on the attack, leading 23-12. The Gators went on a small run to try and stay in the set, but two kills from
Makenzie Adams ended it, with the Falcons winning the set 25-17 to sweep the match.
Stats
Makenzie Adams led the Falcons with 13 kills and 14 digs.
Kayla Batty had nine kills and eight digs, while
Erin Eby picked up 11 digs.
Sydney Wolfe added eight kills with two blocks.
Claire Marzolino had 10 digs.
Up Next
The Falcons are back on the road at Elizabethtown College on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 7:00 p.m.
