Warriors Fall to PSU-Altoona in Straight Sets

Williamsport, Pa. – Home court has been unfriendly to the Warriors the past two nights as Lycoming fell to 0-2 in Lamade Gymansium with a straight set loss to PSU-Altoona on Wednesday night.  The Lions won the games 30-28, 30-21, and 30-28.

Lycoming (1-2) was victimized by poor hitting for the second time in as many matches after only registering a .173 attack percentage against the Lions.  Junior Lindsey Artz (Hegins, Pa./Tri-Valley) led the Warriors with a modest 14 kills and a .357 hitting percentage.  Junior Cassandra Kapson (Towanda, Pa./Towanda Area) added 10 kills to the effort.

Normally a strength of the team, the Warriors’ defense let them down tonight.  Lycoming blocked only three Lion attempts (one solo, four assists) and committed 11 serve reception errors.

After an abysmal second game that saw the Warriors hit a paltry .032, Lycoming reared back and enjoyed a relatively large lead halfway through the third stanza.  But miscues and PSU-Altoona’s attack made eventually caught up with Lycoming and evaporated such an advantage.

The Warriors travel to Gettysburg College for the Battlefield Classic on Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10.  Lycoming is guaranteed four games; two on Friday and two on Saturday.  Friday’s first round opponents are the University of Mary Washington at 3:00 p.m. and Richard Stockton College at 7:00 p.m.  Saturday’s opponents and match times are dependent upon Friday’s results.