YORK, PA – The York College women's volleyball won their second straight home game as they blanked Penn State Berks 3-0 in a non-conference match on Wednesday night in York. The Spartans have won four of their last five matches.
Match #13
Match Scores: York def. Penn State Berks 3-0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-19)
Records: York 8-5, Penn State Berks 5-12
Kills: York 31, Berks 20
Errors: York 11, Berks 23
Attack %: York .247, Berks -.034
Assists: York 30, Berks 19
Service Aces: York 8, Berks 6
Digs: York 35, Berks 31
Solo Blocks: York 1, Berks 1
Block Assists: York 4, Berks 4
Total Blocks: York 3.0, Berks 3.0
How It Happened:
• The Lions jumped all over the Spartans early as they scored the first four points of the match to take the early advantage. York eventually pulled even at 6-6. That was part of an 11-1 run that gave York a 15-7 lead. York continued to build the lead, pushing it to 14 at 22-8 on a Hannah Siaurusaitis kill. York went on to score three more points to close out the first set.
• The second set saw the Spartans jump out to an early lead, only to have the two team pull even at seven and go back and forth over the next six points. The set was tied at 10 and the Spartans fashioned a 12-4 run to take a 22-14 lead. The run was capped by a pair of Kierstin Grove aces and a Jordyn Cotone kill. York eventually closed out the set with a six-point win.
• The third set was almost and exact mirror of the first set. The Lions jumped out to a 4-0 lead only to have the Spartans come back and tie the set at five. York took a 12-8 lead only to have the Lions cut the lead to one at 12-11. York responded with an 8-3 run to take a 20-14 lead. The teams split the final 10 points of the match but that is all the Spartans would need to close out the win.
Spartan Leaders
Hannah Siaurusaitis: 9 kills, .409 attack % (9-0-22), 1 dig
Brooke Krebs: 4 kills, .300 attack %, 3 service aces, 5 digs
Eryn Brady: 6 kills, .333 attack %, 1 dig
Molly McCann: 13 assists, 1 service ace, 4 digs, 1 block assist
Gabby Emeigh: 8 assists, 2 service aces
Emily Pupo: 10 digs, 1 assist
Lion Leaders
Maddy Kessler: 5 kills, 2 service aces, 2 digs, 2 block assists
MacKenzie Reed: 17 assists, 1 service ace, 4 digs
Madison Wojciechowski: 10 digs
Jenna Plitnick: 6 kills, 3 service aces, 4 digs
Match Notes:
York is now 2-0 all-time against Penn State Berks … the match is the first since October 29, 2011, the day of a big Halloween Weekend snowstorm that hit the York area suddenly that Saturday … the 3-0 is York's fifth straight set win this year … York hit over .240 for the fifth time this year … York has hit over .240 as a team in three of their last four matches … York recorded eight service aces with only five errors and that marks just the fourth time they have had more aces than errors … junior Hannah Siaurusaitis hit a career-high .409 (9-0-22) in the win … her nine kills were one short of her career-high of ten set against DeSales on September 14.
Up Next
The Spartans head to St. Mary's City on Saturday for a tri-match with the Seahawks and Stevenson University. The Spartans and Seahawks kick off the day with a Capital Athletic Conference match at noon. York then faces the Mustangs in a non-conference contest at 2:00 pm.