Women's volleyball team huddle against Scranton
Tyler Schueck
3
Winner Scranton SCRVB16 16-13
2
Penn State Berks PSBW 17-9
Winner
Scranton SCRVB16
16-13
3
Final
2
Penn State Berks PSBW
17-9
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Scranton SCRVB16 22 25 25 25 15 (3)
Penn State Berks PSBW 25 27 17 23 11 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball edged by Scranton, 3-2

READING, PA - The Penn State Berks women's volleyball suffered a 3-2 setback to the University of Scranton in a non-conference contest on Tuesday evening at the Beaver Community Center.

The Nittany Lions (17-9) jumped out to an early lead after picking up wins of 25-22 and 27-25 in the first two games, but Scranton grabbed some momentum with a 25-17 win in the third set. The Royals (16-13) then evened the contest with a 25-23 victory in the fourth and took the decisive fifth game by a 15-11 margin.

Alexis Horst notched her eighth double-double of the season after recording team-high's of 15 kills and 18 digs. Janae Barlow added 13 kills and Megan DeAbreu chipped in 10 kills. The Nittany Lions collected 85 digs and had six players reach double figures. After Horst's 18, Madison Wojciechowski notched 17, followed by Morgan Schwartz (13), Megan Lackman (12), Cristine Humer (10), and Laken Bankert (10). Schwartz also handed out 46 assists and had two service aces, while Bankert had a team-best five aces. Jen Maxwell led the Nittany Lions defense with three solo blocks and three block assists.

Kristin Kirwan led the Royals with 15 kills, while Catherine Manning and Kristen Sweeney each had nine. Brittany Cafiero dished out 25 assists, followed by Bailey Woods with 16.

The Nittany Lions will finish up NEAC play with three matches in Williamsport, Pa. this weekend. They will face Gallaudet University on Friday, October 21 at 8 p.m., followed by Saturday games with host Penn College (12 p.m.) and Wilson College (4 p.m.).
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