ANNVILLE, Pa. – Sophomore Lexi Horstman (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) racked up a season-high 23 kills, leading the Lebanon Valley College volleyball team to a 3-1 Commonwealth Conference-opening victory over Elizabethtown College Tuesday evening at Lynch Gymnasium.
Lebanon Valley pushed its record to 9-5 (1-0 CC) with the victory while E-town fell to 6-5 (0-1 CC).
The Flying Dutchmen pulled out a 32-30 win in game one, but fell behind by over 15 in the second game. However, head coach Wayne Perry called upon several substitutes, including freshman Abby Witwer (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata), senior Angie McCracken (York Spring, Pa./Woodsboro (Md.)), and junior Melissa Stein (Gambrills, Md./Bowie), who made the game close again and swung the momentum back in LVC's favor.
The Blue Jays won game two (30-24) but Lebanon Valley captured games three and four, winning 30-21 and 30-25.
Senior Sherri Pursel (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Northern) provided LVC with 10 kills and 12 digs while sophomore Cat Roth (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) added 57 assists, 15 digs and three aces. McCracken had nine kills while sophomore Katie Ferree (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) scooped up 25 digs. Junior Amanda Bahn (York, Pa./Spring Grove) pitched in 12 digs.
Lebanon Valley returns to action on Saturday when it travels to the Widener Pioneer Classic. The Dutchmen take on Baptist Bible College at 11 a.m. and Nazareth College at 1:15 p.m.
[Photo - Sophomore Lexi Horstman, who had a season-high 23 kills in LVC's 3-1 win over Elizabethtown on Tuesday]
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