WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Penn College women's volleyball dropped its season-opener to Lycoming College, 3-0 (13-25, 19-25, 21-25), Tuesday evening in Bardo Gymnasium. PCT fell to 0-1 overall, the Warriors improved to 1-0.
How it happened: The Wildcats fell behind early and could not close the gap as Lycoming took the first set 25-13. The team's longest response came midway through the set, when a Lycoming service error, a
Samantha Prisco kill and two Lycoming attack errors moved PCT from 13-4 to 13-8.
Kendall Shade added a kill and teamed with
Avani Rainier for a block during the set.
PCT erased an 11-4 second-set deficit and moved in front 13-12, with
Peyton Maass serving three straight aces and adding a kill during the comeback.
Eleana Falkner also had a service ace in the push, and Shade teamed with Maass on a block that put the Wildcats ahead 16-15 later in the set. Lycoming answered down the stretch and closed with five straight points after PCT pulled within 20-19, taking the set 25-19.
In set three, the Wildcats made their strongest late push from 22-17 down, getting a Maass kill, a Prisco kill and a
Kiera Clarkson block to pull within 22-21, before Lycoming closed out the match with the final three points.
Inside the box: Maass led PCT with seven kills, four service aces and 11.5 points, adding six digs. Falkner collected a team-high nine digs and added a service ace.
Taryn Smith finished with a team-high eight assists. Shade recorded three kills on a .286 hitting percentage and added two block assists.
Kamryn Skeith led Lycoming with nine kills on 14 attacks and added six digs and five assists. Emi Wenger finished with eight kills, two service aces and 10.5 points. Alli Macensky served a team-high six aces and added two kills, four digs and a block assist. Haley Balgavy recorded 12 assists and three service aces.
The Wildcats totaled 18 kills and eight service aces, while Lycoming finished with 29 kills and a .208 hitting percentage.
Up next: The Wildcats host Penn State Altoona on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m.
