agnoli
Carey Action Photography
0
Immaculata IU 11-17,4-3 Atlantic East
3
Winner Marywood MWD 25-4,5-2 Atlantic East
Immaculata IU
11-17,4-3 Atlantic East
0
Final
3
Marywood MWD
25-4,5-2 Atlantic East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Immaculata IU 13 15 13 (0)
Marywood MWD 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Reaches Conference Finals for First Time in 32 Years

Marywood will face Marymount on Saturday in Virginia

Scranton, Pa. — Second-seeded Marywood University advanced to the Atlantic East Conference volleyball championships for the first time with a 3-0 victory over No. 3 Immaculata University on Thursday. The Pacers will appear in their first conference title game since the 1993 season. 

In just their second-ever playoff game between the two teams, the Pacers ousted the Mighty Macs by 25-13, 25-15, 25-13 scores. 

Marywood will travel to defending champion Marymount University on Saturday. The Pacers and Saints will take on each other on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Taylor Hallam finished with a team-high 16 points on 11 kills. Hallam added five aces for a .435 hitting percentage. 

Emilie Agnoli added eight aces, tying for fifth all-time at Marywood. 

Ayla Bransford recorded 31 assists. Bransford moved to second all-time with 872 single-season assists. 

Carolina Samaniego provided nine kills.

Marywood shot .259 for the match to the Mighty Macs' .082. The Pacers dominated the service game by a 18-3 margin. 

The Pacers jumped out to a 21-5 lead in the first half. On the Pacers' second serve, Agnoli had three aces in four points. Hallam recorded five consecutive kills. 

In the second set, Agnoli recorded four straight aces. Leading 20-15, the Pacers closed out the set with five straight points off of Bransford servces.

Marywood went on an eight-point run to break open a 5-5 lead off of Hallam serves. 

It is Marywood's third overall championship appearance. The Pacers reached the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship games in 1992 and 1993. 
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