LYCOMING VOLLEYBALL SPLITS MATCHES AT CLARION TOURNAMENT

CLARION, PA – The Lycoming College volleyball team competed in a tournament at Clarion University, Friday and Saturday. The Warriors split matches on both days, going 2-2 for the weekend. On Friday, Lycoming fell to Division II Wheeling Jesuit University, 3-0, before defeating Division II Pfeiffer University, also 3-0. On Saturday, the Warriors fell to host Clarion, 3-0, but rebounded to defeat NAIA member Geneva College, 3-2. Lycoming is now 15-5 overall this season.

Against Wheeling Jesuit, Layne Haverstock (Sr./Hesston, Pa.; Huntingdon) led the team with eight kills and five digs. Kelli Watson (Jr./East Freedom, Pa.; Central) added seven kills, while also recording five digs. Seneca Reilly (Jr./Athens, Pa.; Athens) tallied 25 assists in the match.

Versus Pfeiffer, Haverstock had a huge match with 25 kills. Watson and Lindsey Artz (Fr./Hegins, Pa.; Tri-Valley) each added 11 kills. Artz also led the team with three blocks. Melanie McCoy (Sr./Bloomingburg, Ohio; Miami Trace) had a team-high 12 digs and Reilly recorded 51 assists.

Haverstock again led the Warriors in kills versus Clarion with 10 in the match. Jana Reitz (Jr./Waynesboro, Pa.; Waynesboro) led the squad with 11 digs. Reilly tallied 19 assists.

Against Geneva, Haverstock recorded 29 kills and Watson added 17. Haverstock also led the team with 22 digs, while Reitz was close behind with 21. Reilly recorded 55 assists in the five-game match.

Lycoming is in action again on Wednesday, October 8, when they travel to Wilkes University for a Freedom Conference match.

Collegiate Volleyball
Wheeling Jesuit 3, Lycoming 0
(30-12, 30-22, 30-20)

Lycoming 3, Pfeiffer 0
(35-33, 30-26, 30-20)

Clarion 3, Lycoming 0
(30-18, 30-20, 30-20)

Lycoming 3, Geneva 2
(27-30, 30-26, 30-23, 22-30, 15-10)