MEDIA, Pa. — Penn College dropped a 3-0 final to Penn State Brandywine in a United East Conference match on Saturday. The Wildcats finished with 16 kills and a .067 hitting percentage while Penn State Brandywine hit .458 with 33 kills.
PCT dropped to 0-21 overall and 0-4 in United East play. Penn State Brandywine moved to 10-6, 4-1.
How it happened: PCT fell into an early hole as Penn State Brandywine opened the first set with seven straight points. The Wildcats got kills from
Sara Seyfert and
Mya Gilliam and a late service ace from
Claire Roan, but the Nittany Lions took the set 25-7.
The Wildcats built a 6-1 lead in the second set, but the Lions answered with the next 19 points and took the set 25-9. Gilliam opened with back-to-back service aces, and
Lilly Stockum, Roan and
Kendall Shade added early kills before PCT was held to three points the rest of the set.
In the third set, the Wildcats lead early, 5-4, behind a
Gabby McKenzie ace, a Roan kill and a McKenzie kill, but Penn State Brandywine answered and created separation on the way to a 25-17 third-set finish. Seyfert had two kills during the Wildcats' mid-set response, and
Sam Prisco later served an ace before Stockum put down back-to-back kills to bring PCT to 17-22.
Inside the box: Seyfert led the Wildcats with four kills and added three assists and three digs. Gilliam finished with three kills on five attacks, two service aces and a solo block for a team-high six points.
Taryn Smith recorded seven assists and one ace, while
Callie Riddle collected four digs.
Emma O'Reilly tallied nine service aces and added five kills for a team-high 14 points. Hailey Piccirillo led Penn State Brandywine with nine kills while hitting .412 and adding two aces. Morgan Rizer recorded six kills on eight attacks, four aces and three block assists. Nia Moore finished with five kills on five attacks and added two aces.
Up next: Penn College travels to Keystone College on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m.
