Lady Warriors Sweep DeSales

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.—Lycoming’s women’s volleyball team defeated DeSales University in three straight games on Wednesday Night (30-22, 30-22, 30-23) in Lamade Gymnasium. The impressive victory raised the Lady Warriors’ record to 7-4 and represented their second straight 3-0 sweep. Notable performances came from both first-year starters and veteran stars.

In game one, freshman Hannah Stump (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) led all Lycoming hitters with 6 kills, while fellow freshman, Abby Myers (Shippensburg, Pa.) produced a game-high 7 assists. Myers led the Lady Warriors with 22 assists for the match.

Senior middle hitter, Lindsey Artz (Hegins, Pa.), then took over in games two and three. Artz, the 2005 Freedom Conference Player of the Year, produced 16 kills on the day (6 in game two and 8 in the final frame) to seal Lycoming’s victory. The blue and gold received additional senior leadership from Cassie Kapson (Towanda, Pa.), who contributed 10 kills in the match as well as 3 aces in game three.

This Saturday, September 23, the Lady Warriors host both Widener University and Hartwick College in the annual, round-robin Warrior Classic. Lycoming plays Widener at 11:00 a.m. and Hartwick at 3:00 p.m., while Hartwick battles Widener at 1:00 p.m.