VB 09/01
JESSE CAREY
3
Winner Marywood MWD 10-1,0-1 MAC Freedom
1
Widener Wide 1-8,1-0 MAC Commonwealth
Winner
Marywood MWD
10-1,0-1 MAC Freedom
3
Final
1
Widener Wide
1-8,1-0 MAC Commonwealth
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Marywood MWD 25 11 25 25 (3)
Widener Wide 18 25 21 22 (1)
3
Winner Marywood MWD 11-1,0-1 MAC Freedom
2
Kean Kean 2-6,0-0 NJAC
Winner
Marywood MWD
11-1,0-1 MAC Freedom
3
Final
2
Kean Kean
2-6,0-0 NJAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Marywood MWD 24 25 25 20 15 (3)
Kean Kean 26 18 13 25 10 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Pacers Post Pair of Wins at Widener Tri-Match

Woolf reaches 1,000 career digs

Chester, Pa.- The Marywood University women's volleyball team picked up a pair of victories at a tri-match hosted by Widener University Saturday, defeating the host Pride in four sets before rallying past Kean University in five.

Marywood 3, Widener 1
The Pacers won with set scores of 25-18, 11-25, 25-20, 25-22.

Marywood opened the match with an early 5-0 advantage, fueled by two service aces from Madison Smith and kills from Gracee Work and Taylor Hallam. Widener battled back to even the first set at 11-11, but the Pacers responded with a 7-0 run to take a 20-16 lead.

Marywood closed out the set with kills from Genevieve Pollock and Billie Leet before Leet put away the final point for the first-set victory.

Widener answered emphatically in the second set. The Pride built a 9-4 lead before extending the advantage to 13-6 and eventually 20-10. Marywood was unable to recover as Widener closed the set on a 5-1 run to even the match.

The Pacers regained control in the third set, although neither team was able to create much separation early. Marywood held a 7-5 advantage before Widener moved ahead, taking a 9-7 lead. The Pacers eventually pulled even at 12-12 behind kills from Hallam and Work.

Marywood then turned a 16-16 tie into an 18-16 lead and continued to build momentum.

Catie Woolf contributed a service ace during a four-point stretch that pushed the Pacers, while Work added a kill. Marywood reached set point at 24-20 before Hallam delivered the final kill.

The fourth set remained tight throughout. Marywood held a 6-5 advantage early, but Widener responded with a 6-2 run to move ahead 11-9. The Pacers battled back, eventually taking a 13-11 lead behind consecutive Widener attack errors.

The Pride regained a 15-14 advantage, but Marywood answered with three straight points, including two kills from Hallam. The Pacers maintained the edge until Widener rallied to tie the set at 19.

Marywood responded with back-to-back points from Carolina Samaniego and Pollock to take a 21-19 lead. Widener again pulled even at 21, but a service error gave the Pacers a 22-21 advantage. After Widener tied the set at 22, Leet delivered a kill for a 23-22 Marywood lead, and another Widener attack error gave the Pacers match point.

Marywood finished the match with another point to secure the win.

Hallam led the Pacers with 13 kills while hitting .429 and added two service aces for 15.5 points. Work and Leet each finished with eight kills, while Pollock added seven. Ayla Bransford directed the Marywood offense with 33 assists.

Woolf gave a strong defensive performance with 21 digs, while Work added nine. Leet posted five total blocks.

Widener was led by Sophia Schultz and Ava Kramer with 13 and nine kills, respectively, while Airyn Zimmerman also recorded nine kills.
 
Marywood 3, Kean 2
Marywood defeated Kean with scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-13, 20-25, 15-10 to improve to 11-1 on the season.

Kean jumped out to an early 9-3 advantage in the opening set before Marywood began to chip away at the deficit. The Pacers used a 4-0 run to pull within 9-7, with kills from Pollock and Leet. Kean responded by extending its lead to 16-10, but Marywood again battled back, scoring five of the next six points to make it 16-15. Hallam then sparked another push with a kill and three consecutive service aces.

Kean maintained a narrow advantage late, reaching set point at 24-21, but Marywood fought off three straight set points to tie the score at 24. Kean, however, answered with two straight points to take the opening set.

Marywood responded immediately in the second set. The Pacers opened with a 4-0 lead and later used a seven-point run to turn a 9-9 tie into a 16-9 advantage.

Marywood continued to control the set, building a 20-14 lead before closing out the 25-18 victory.

The Pacers carried that momentum into the third set. Woolf sparked an early 5-0 run with a service ace, while the defense forced several Kean errors. Work added back-to-back service aces to extend the lead to 9-3.

Marywood continued to pull away, building a 15-7 advantage before Hallam's serving and attacking helped the Pacers stretch the margin to 20-10. The Pacers closed the set with five of the final six points.

Kean refused to go quietly in the fourth set. The Cougars built a 13-8 advantage before Marywood fought back to within one at 13-2. Kean responded with a 7-2 run to take a 20-16 lead and eventually reached set point at 24-19. A Kean service error gave Marywood one final point, but the Cougars closed out the set to force a deciding fifth.

The fifth set was another back-and-forth affair, with Marywood holding a narrow 5-4 advantage early. Samaniego then delivered a service ace as the Pacers pushed their lead to 6-4. Hallam followed with a kill to make it 7-5.

After Kean pulled within 8-7, Marywood answered with three straight points. Leet recorded a kill, Smith added a service ace, and a Kean attack error.

Marywood continued to apply pressure. Leet added another kill before Woolf took over from the service line. Woolf recorded an ace and then set up match point with a kill from Hallam.

Kean scored once more, but the Cougars' ensuing service error gave Marywood the victory and completed the five-set comeback.

Hallam turned in another dominant performance, finishing with a match-high 18 kills while hitting .500. She also recorded four service aces, and six total blocks. Samaniego added 10 kills and 15 digs, while Leet finished with nine kills and five blocks. Work contributed six kills, five service aces, and six blocks.

Bransford tallied 40 assists and eight digs, while Woolf contributed 27 digs and three service aces.

Kean was led by Abigail Carpenter with 15 kills, while Annabelle Valencia recorded 33 digs and five service aces. Rae Marrero dished out 23 assists, and Cayley Elena Morrison paced the defensive effort with seven blocks.

Marywood will return to action Wednesday, Sept. 23, when the Pacers travel to Arcadia University for a 7 p.m. MAC Freedom match.
 
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