Arcadia def. Lebanon Valley 3-1 (16-25, 25-20, 20-25, 10-25)
 
LVC Starters
Reed, Attieh, Shelly, Class, Burnheimer, Sides, Smeltz
 
Arcadia Starters
Enfield, Elechko, Paliwodzinski, Ryan, Resh, Hale, Sehrt
 
How it Happened
GLENSIDE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's volleyball team battled Arcadia in the 2018 MAC Commonwealth Semifinals, but eventually fell by a 3-1 margin on Wednesday night, Oct. 31. Th Dutchmen fell to 17-12 while the Knights advanced to the conference championship and moved to 22-11.
 
After dropping the opening set 25-16, LVC battled back in the second set and opened the frame on a 6-0 run. Arcadia, however, answered with a 14-7 run to overtake the Dutchmen at 14-13. After an LVC timeout, the 2018 MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year, Reily Shelly, stopped the bleeding and registered a kill from Emily Smeltz to even the set at 14-14. The newly-named Conference Player of the Year, Jess Attieh, then served up an ace to put LVC back on top at 15-14. Later, with the set tied at 17-17, the Dutchmen went on a key 3-0 run to go up 20-17. LVC didn't let the Knights get any closer and eventually won the set 25-20 to tie the match at 1-1.
 
Arcadia took the next set 25-20 to go up 2-1, so LVC needed to buckle down and take the fourth, however it wasn't to be. With the Knights up 8-5 in the fourth, they went on a significant 5-0 run to take a 13-5 lead. The Dutchmen tried to battle back, but Arcadia wouldn't allow it and the Knights went on to take the fourth by a 25-10 margin to win the match 3-1.

Inside the Numbers
 - Attieh led LVC's offense with 11 kills and she added one solo block, two block assists, and a service ace.
 - Shelly chipped in eight kills and eight digs.
 - Jayna Class ended with six kills and three digs.
 - Jensen Burnheimer led the way with 25 assists and she added four digs.
 - Smeltz had a team-high 17 digs, while Kaitlyn Reed added nine.
 - Arcadia's Lauren Enfield (13), Shannon Ryan (13), and Maddie Sehrt (11) were all in double-digits in kills.
 
Who's Next?
LVC has put in a bid for next week's ECAC Tournament, and the bracket will be released on Monday.
 
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