samaniego
JESSE CAREY
0
Albright Albr 2-3,0-0 MAC Commonwealth
3
Winner Marywood MWD 6-0,0-0 Atlantic East
Albright Albr
2-3,0-0 MAC Commonwealth
0
Final
3
Marywood MWD
6-0,0-0 Atlantic East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Albright Albr 21 18 21 (0)
Marywood MWD 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Pacers Off to Best Start Since 1983 with 3-0 Win Over Albright

Marywood posts second-best winning streak to start season in program history

Scranton, Pa. — Marywood University volleyball stretched its winning streak to begin the season to six matches with a 3-0 win over Albright College on Tuesday. The Pacers are 6-0 for the first time since 1983. 

The Pacers defeated the Lions by scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-21. 

Marywood came back from six-point deficit to begin the match. The Pacers scored eight straight points off Catie Woolf serves to take an 11-7 lead. 

The longest season-opening streak in program history is nine matches. The1983 team opened their season won all of their games until a season-ending loss to University of Scranton. 

Taylor Hallam led the Pacers with 16.5 points. She posted 13 kills with a .429 attack percentage and three total blocks. 

Genevieve Pollock had 10 kills and a .381 hitting percentage. 

On defense, both Carolina Samaniego and Catie Woolf finished with 12 digs. Andrea Fraga had eight digs. 

Ayla Bransford tallied 20 assists. 

Albright had seven kills and eight digs by Neve Straff. Samantha Lipp totaled 13 digs. 

Marywood outshot the Lions by a .234 to .047 mark. The Pacers had 51 digs to Albright's 36. The Lions had a 7-4 advantage in aces. 

There were five lead changes in the third set. The Lions led 18-17 when the Pacers took the advantage off a service error and a bad set. Pollock and Hallam blocked for the penultimate point of the match. 

Marywood looks to extend its winning streak on Thursday at Delaware Valley University. 
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