Box Score Swarthmore 3, Lebanon Valley 0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-16)

How It Happened
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Lebanon Valley fell to Swarthmore in the ECAC South Semifinal by a 3-0 score on Saturday afternoon at Carnegie Mellon. The Dutchmen ended their season with a 22-11 overall record, while the Garnet improved to 21-9 and advanced to the championship game where they defeated the hosts, Carnegie Mellon, 3-1.

Tied at 11-11 in the first set, Swarthmore put together an 11-3 run to go up 22-14 and went on to take the set 25-16 and a 1-0 lead in the match.

LVC held a slight edge at 9-7 in the middle set, however a 6-4 Garnet run tied the set at 13-13. Later, the Dutchmen were down by four at 19-15, but came back to knot the set at 20-20 thanks to a 5-1 spurt. Swarthmore scored five of the final eight points to clinch a close set at 25-23 and take a 2-0 advantage in the match.

The Garnet began the third set on an 11-4 run and later extended the lead to 20-8. After that, the Dutchmen battled back with a 5-2 run to make it 22-13, but the Garnet were able to finish off LVC and take the final set 25-16.

Sides Makes History
Coming into today's match, Emily Sides needed just one dig to get to the 1,000 mark in her career, and she achieved that feat and then some. She totaled 12 digs today and is one of six players to wear an LVC jersey to record 1,000 digs or more in a career.

Inside the Numbers
 - Jess Attieh led the way on the offense with 11 kills, while Greta Weidemoyer had eight and Amber Deshong posted seven.
 - Weidemoyer totaled four blocks and Alli Quirk had three.
 - Rachel Moltz tallied 25 assists, while Allie Garrett dug out 18 balls and Abbey Barnhart added nine.

What They're Saying
"Although today was a tough day, we came a long, long way from August 22nd and we had more than our share of injuries and lineup changes, but every time, the kids found ways to win," said head coach Wayne Perry. "Going as far as we did, 22-11 with a tough schedule, is a great accomplishment and I'm very proud of my gang."