hart
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Winner Marywood MARYWOOD 8-19, 4-2
2
Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD 16-10, 3-3
Winner
Marywood MARYWOOD
8-19, 4-2
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Final
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Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD
16-10, 3-3
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Marywood MARYWOOD 15 25 23 25 15 (3)
Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD 25 23 25 19 12 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Outlasts Griffins in Five Sets, Notches No. 3 Seed in AEC Playoffs

Marywood travels to No. 2 Neumann in the Atlantic East semis

Gwynedd Valley, Pa. — Marywood University secured the No. 3 seed in the Atlantic East Conference women's volleyball tournament with a five-set win over Gwynedd Mercy University on Wednesday. The Pacers will advance to the semifinals to face second-seeded Neumann University on Tuesday. 

The Pacers defeated the Griffins by scores of 15-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12. Marywood came back twice from one set down. 

Casey Hagerstrom recorded 13 kills for a .300 attack percentage. Ryleigh Hart finished with nine kills.. 

Libby Zick was masterful on the service game with six aces. She added a team-high 15 assists with seven digs. Jaedyn Laws recorded a double-double of 15 assists and 12 digs. 

Defensively, Peyton Fischer provided 18 digs. 

Marywood had a .122 attack percentage to the Griffins' .075. There were 19 tie scores and 11 lead changes. 

The Pacers found themselves trailing 20-17 in the second set. Marywood rattled six straight points, including three Zick aces to take. a 23-20 lead. The Pacers evened the match with Libby Smith's set point. 

Gwynedd Mercy took a 2-1 lead with back-to-back Charlotte Pugh kills to close out the set and break away from a 23-all tie.

Marywood went on a 9-1 run in the fourth set, thanks to back-to-back kills from Hart. 

In the deciding fifth set, Gwynedd Mercy climbed back to even the score at 11 apiece. Hart captured the lead with a kill from Zick. Following a service error, Marywood scored the final three points to claim victory. Smith had a kill to take a 13-12 lead. Hagerstrom capped the match with back-to-back kills. 

Gwynedd Mercy's Pugh had 16 kills and a .122 attack percentage. Bria Purnell totaled 11 kills. Ayanna Gaston had 40 assists. 

Four of the past nine matches between the Griffins and Pacers have gone five sets. 
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