GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Messiah Women's Volleyball was back on Jordan Court in Hitchcock Arena earlier tonight to take on the Red Devils of Dickinson College, with the Falcons coming out on top of a back-and-forth matchup in five sets (25-15, 19-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-13). The Falcons dominated set one to take an early lead, but the Red Devils tied things up after a strong second set. The teams then split close third and fourth sets to force a deciding final set. The Falcons would take a large lead in the fifth, but the Red Devils clawed back to get within one point. However, the Falcons saw out the set to win the match 3-2.
Makenzie Adams led the Falcons with 22 kills.
Clara Conner had a team-high 43 assists and 17 digs.
Sydney Wolfe added 14 kills.
Up next, the Falcons have their home conference opener against Neumann University on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7:00 p.m.
Set One
Clara Conner dropped in two service aces to start the match, giving Messiah a 2-0 lead.
Makenzie Adams added an ace and a kill, and
Hannah MacCartney tacked on a kill as Messiah led 6-2 early in the set.
Sydney Wolfe,
Kayla Batty, and
Leah Youtzy all added kills as Messiah maintained their lead, up 11-7.
Makenzie Adams then added four kills to her total, and
Clara Conner added one, with Messiah up 16-12 halfway through the set. The Falcons then began to pull away, with
Claire Marzolino and
Erin Eby both picking up service aces,
Sydney Wolfe adding two kills, and
Leah Youtzy and
Kayla Batty combining for a block.
Leah Youtzy and
Makenzie Adams each added two final kills in the set, with Messiah taking it 25-15.
Set Two
Sydney Wolfe,
Clara Conner,
Makenzie Adams, and
Leah Youtzy all picked up early kills as the teams battled to 7-6 Red Devils lead. Wolfe and Adams each added another kill, but Dickinson built their lead, up 13-9. Adams quickly added two more kills, but Dickinson kept up the pressure, now leading 19-12.
Hannah MacCartney tallied two kills to try and give the Falcons some momentum, but Dickinson saw out the set, winning 25-19.
Set Three
Hannah MacCartney picked up two early kills, with the sides tied 2-2.
Lexi Hetrick and
Sydney Wolfe added a kill each with the teams still knotted up, 4-4. The teams continued to trade points to a 12-12 tie, with
Makenzie Adams,
Leah Youtzy, and
Sydney Wolfe each picking up kills, and Adams and
Ellia Spang dropping in a service ace each. Adams added two more kills and
Leah Youtzy tacked on one, but Dickinson took a small lead, up 19-17. However, Messiah won six of the next eight points to take control of the set, with kills from
Makenzie Adams and
Sydney Wolfe, and a block from Wolfe alongside
Hannah MacCartney.
Sydney Wolfe and
Lexi Hetrick each added one final kill as Messiah took the set, 25-22.
Set Four
Claire Marzolino dropped in an ace, but Dickinson jumped out to a 5-2 lead.
Leah Youtzy,
Hannah MacCartney, and
Makenzie Adams each added a kill, but the Red Devils led 12-8 halfway just under halfway through the set. However, two kills from
Sydney Wolfe and a few Red Devils errors helped Messiah get back into the set, with it tied 16-16.
Makenzie Adams tacked on a kill, and
Hannah MacCartney and
Sydney Wolfe combined for a block shortly after as the teams continued trading points to a 22-22 tie. Wolfe added a final kill for Messiah, but the Red Devils won the final three points to take the set 25-23, forcing a deciding fifth set.
Set Five
Makenzie Adams tallied a kill,
Clara Conner dropped in a service ace, and
Hannah MacCartney picked up a solo block enroute to an early 5-0 lead for the Falcons. Conner added a kill and
Kayla Batty tallied two more, with the Falcons leading 8-2 halfway through the set. Messiah kept up the pressure, with Batty adding another kills and
Makenzie Adams adding two, while
Clara Conner and
Leah Youtzy combined for a block to give Messiah a 12-6 advantage. However, the Red Devils stormed back into the set by winning seven of the next eight points. However, two service errors from Dickinson would end things, giving the Falcons the set, 15-13, and the match in five sets.
Stats
Makenzie Adams led the Falcons with 22 kills.
Clara Conner had a team-high 43 assists and 17 digs.
Sydney Wolfe added 14 kills.
Hannah MacCartney had six kills and three blocks.
Claire Marzolino had 13 digs, while
Erin Eby added 10 digs.
Leah Youtzy added eight kills and two blocks.
Up Next
The Falcons have their home conference opener against Neumann University on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7:00 p.m.
