ANNVILLE, Pa. – Riley Mack powered the way with 21 kills to lead the Lebanon Valley College women's volleyball team to a 3-1 Senior Night victory over FDU-Florham on Tuesday evening inside Sorrentino Gymnasium.
The Dutchmen jumped out to a 5-0 lead over the Devils in their final home match of the year as
Jasmine Sullivan had a pair of aces and Mack started strong with three kills. FDU-Florham started to slowly fight back and cut the deficit to 9-7. LVC responded with a 5-1 run to go up by six. They continued to put pressure on the Devils' defense and increased the advantage to 21-12. The Devils didn't go away silently and cut the lead to 23-18 before
Libby Lindau gave the Dutchmen set point, and
Laylah Chestnut had a service ace to win the set 25-18.
The beginning of the second set was a battle back-and-forth. The Dutchmen broke a 5-5 tie with a big 4-1 rally ending on a
Breanne Rotz and
Teaguen Reynolds block. LVC continued to ride the momentum and took a 13-9 advantage. FDU used a 4-0 run to even the score before the Dutchmen answered with a 6-3 rally to go back up 19-16. The Dutchmen kept the lead and were up 24-19 before five straight points by the visitors tied the set.
Brooke Olejniczak ended the set with a pair of kills as LVC took a 2-0 lead in the match.
The Devils started the third set by winning seven of the first 10 points. They took as big as an 11-4 lead before the Dutchmen started to slowly claw their way back into the set. Trailing 18-9, LVC won eight of the next 10 points to cut the deficit to 20-17. The teams traded points, and FDU-Florham was able to extend the match with a 25-20 set win.
FDU won the first four points of the fourth set. LVC countered with the next five points to take the lead. The teams battled back and forth, keeping the score within one or two points until LVC took a 15-12 lead. The Devils won the next five points to retake the lead and held a 21-17 advantage. The Dutchmen then closed out the match by winning the next eight points, as Mack scored four of the points to take the set 25-21.
Inside the Box
- Mack had a season-high 21 kills on a stellar .362 hitting percentage, adding a block and a dig for 21.5 points.
- Sullivan directed the offense with a season-high 56 assists, while contributing seven digs, two service aces, and a .500 hitting percentage.
- Molly Thomas anchored the back row with a match-high 27 digs and added two assists.
- Reynolds recorded nine kills, added three digs, and six block assists.
- Lindau finished with seven kills and two block assists for 10.0 points.
- Olejniczak added seven kills and two digs.
- Hadley Sparks contributed six kills, 12 digs, and a service ace.
- Chestnut sparked the serving game with two aces and three digs.
Up Next
The Dutchmen will be back in action on Thursday as they make the trip to Hoboken, New Jersey, to take on Stevens Institute of Technology at 7 p.m.
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