CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Penn College women's volleyball fell to Wilson College, 3-0, in a United East Conference match on Tuesday evening. The Wildcats were held to 17 kills and a .013 hitting percentage, while Wilson finished with 38 kills and hit .268. The Wildcats dropped to 0-24 overall, 0-7 in conference matches. The Phoenix moved to 2-18, 1-6 UEC.
How it happened: PCT spent the first set chasing after Wilson's 12-0 match-opening run before
Sam Prisco put the Wildcats on the board with a kill from
Sara Seyfert. PCT added kills from
Lilly Stockum,
Kendall Shade,
Mya Gilliam,
Claire Roan and Prisco, but Wilson finished the set 25-9.
In the second set,
Callie Riddle's serve helped the Wildcats move in front early with an ace, followed by back-to-back Stockum kills off
Taryn Smith assists and a block by Stockum and Shade helped the Wildcats build a 5-2 lead. Wilson answered with seven straight points to gain the lead. The Wildcats later pulled within two (16-14) during another Riddle service turn, but Wilson held the advantage and closed out the set, 25-17.
PCT fell behind 5-0 in the third set and spent the rest of the set working from that early gap. Stockum, Prisco, Roan and Gilliam each had kills, and Seyfert added a service ace, but Wilson kept the Wildcats from building a sustained run. After Gilliam's kill made it 20-15, Wilson scored the final five points to take the set 25-15.
Inside the box: Stockum led the Wildcats with six kills and added four digs and two block assists. Riddle recorded a team-high 10 digs and added two assists and one service ace. Smith finished with a team-high eight assists and two digs. Prisco added four kills while hitting .400 and recorded one solo block.
Abby Moreland led Wilson with 11 kills while hitting .364 and added nine digs. Jayda Lichty recorded eight kills and a team-high six service aces for 14 points. Addie Hebert collected a team-high 13 digs and added two aces.
Up next: Penn College hosts Penn State Abington on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m.
