Volleyball Strikes Early to Down Giants
Ashley Zalewski generated 16 kills and just two attack errors

Volleyball Strikes Early to Down Giants

Women's Volleyball - 9/25/2014 9:10:00 PM

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La Plume, PA – Marywood University women's volleyball garnered its first Colonial States Athletic Conference victory Thursday with a four-set victory over Keystone College. The Pacers won by scores of 25-11, 25-20, 23-25, 25-21 to give the Giants their first conference loss of the season.

Ashley Zalewski posted a season-high for kills per set. The Tunkhannock, Pa. senior supplied 16 kills and just two errors on 36 attempts for a .389 attack percentage. Zalewski also provided 11 digs. Mikayla Bristol enjoyed a personal season-best 12 kills, to go with four errors, on 41 attempts.

The Pacers spread the wealth defensively with five players reach double figures in digs. Kelly Chadwick and Danielle DeIulio counted a dozen digs to go with 19 and 11 assists, respectively. Amy Kester joined Zalewski with 11 digs. Shayna Finn picked up 10 from the libero position.

Marywood (3-4, 1-1 CSAC) had a 9-4 advantage in blocks over the Giants. Kester had two solo blocks and two assisted blocks. Kathleen Reilly assisted on four blocks and added a solo stuff of her own. Catherine Anlas and Amanda Khozouri both assisted on two blocks.

Kester and Chadwick each manufactured four service aces.

Keystone (8-7, 2-1 CSAC) was led by an all-around effort by Hannah Zuchowski. Zuchowski secured 18 kills and 24 digs.

Playing just its second match in September, the Pacers were clicking on all cylinders from the get-go, stamping a .360 kill percentage with 11 kills and just two errors. After yielding the first point of the game, Marywood cruised for a six-point run, thanks to three Kester aces in four serves. Khozouri closed it out for a five-point run to lead the Pacers to a 25-11 win.

Khozouri engineered another strong start for the Pacers in the second set. Falling behind 3-1, Khozouri's serves sparked a seven-point run to give Marywood an 8-3 lead. Marywood's lead grew to as many as seven before the Giants came back to cut it to three at 23-20. Bristol made a key kill to set up game point.

The third set went back and forth with the Pacers and Giants trading leads until a 21-21 stalemate. The Giants closed the set on a 4-2 lead, backed by consecutive aces from Anya Cerniglia, to extend the match to four games.

Keystone kept the fourth set close, holding on to a 16-15 deficit before the Pacers jolted on an 8-3 run to get match point with a 24-18 lead. Three straight Giant points off Ciera Scepaniek serves made it a three-point contest. Anlas sealed the victory with a kill off a Chadwick assist.

Marywood hosts Cedar Crest College and Wilkes University in a tri-match Saturday. The Pacers will take on the Falcons at 10:00 am and face the Colonels at 2:00 pm.
 
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