WARRIOR VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOPES TO CLAIM CONFERENCE CROWN

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Lycoming College volleyball team will host FDU-Florham, Saturday evening, to play for the Freedom Conference Championship. The match will begin at 7 p.m. in Lamade Gymnasium. Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, and $2 for students. Children six years and younger are admitted free of charge.

The Warriors (15-19) are hosting the conference title match for the second consecutive year. Last season, they fell to the University of Scranton in five games. This season, Lycoming earned the top seed for the tournament and advanced to the championship by sweeping fourth-seed Wilkes University in three games. The Devils (33-7), seeded third, defeated Scranton in three straight games in their semifinal match.

Sophomore Lindsey Artz (Hegins, Pa.; Tri-Valley) leads the Warriors, averaging 4.41 kills and 1.33 blocks per game. She also has a team-high 63 service aces on the season. Senior Kelli Watson (East Freedom, Pa.; Central) adds 3.59 kills and 0.75 blocks per game. Senior Seneca Reilly (Athens, Pa.; Athens) will handle the setting responsibilities for Lycoming. She has recorded 1,013 assists on the season while also adding 44 aces and 179 digs. Senior Jana Reitz (Waynesboro, Pa.; Waynesboro) leads the defensive effort with 494 digs for the season. She also contributes 1.86 kills per game.

FDU will throw a balanced collection of hitters at the Warriors. Deb Faber (Midland Park, N.J.; Midland Park) leads the group with a total of 382 kills on the season – an average of 2.89 per game. She also averages nearly one block per game. Megan Redd (Lakewood, Col.; Colorado Academy) added 2.92 kills per game with a total of 345 for the season. Laura Mildbrand (Greenwood, Wisc.; Greenwood) and Christa Sanfilippo (Spring, Texas; Klein) round out the foursome, averaging 2.30 and 2.29 kills per game, respectively. Erin LeBan (Downers Grove, Ill.; Downers Grove North) is the Devils’ setter and has recorded 1,268 assists this season.

The winner of the Freedom Conference Championship receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship tournament.