ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley College women's volleyball team stayed unbeaten in conference play with a 3-1 victory over King's College on Tuesday evening at Sorrentino Gymnasium. The win for the 100th career victory for Head Coach
Scott Reynolds.
King's jumped in front early with a 4-1 advantage before the Dutchmen used a five-point string to take a 6-4 lead. LVC continued the run and built the advantage up to 11-5. The Monarchs scored the next three points, and then the teams traded points until a kill by
Jillian Jefferys and an ace by
Casey Levan made it 19-13. The Dutchmen kept the lead throughout the remainder of the set, winning 25-19 to take the early lead in the match.
The Monarchs came out strong in the second set, winning the first five points. LVC once again battled back and closed the gap to 7-5 on a pair of kills by Jefferys. King's pushed the advantage to 11-6 before kills by
Riley Mack and
Teaguen Reynolds sandwiched a pair of blocks to get LVC within one. The Dutchmen used the momentum to take the lead with a 4-2 run. King's kept things close and retook the lead at 16-15 before three straight points gave the Dutchmen an 18-16 advantage. LVC kept the pressure on and closed the set strong, winning 25-18 to go up 2-0.
LVC won the first point of the third set, but King's had another strong start to the set, building a 9-3 lead. Reynolds called a timeout to stop the momentum, and LVC responded with a big 7-2 rally to get within one. The teams traded points and rallies throughout most of the set, and the Monarchs led 24-22.
Hadley Sparks put the Dutchmen ahead 25-24 with a pair of kills before King's ended the set with three straight points to extend the match to a fourth set.
The Dutchmen came out strong in the fourth set, building a 7-3 lead. King's used a big rally to tie the set at 10. LVC answered with a decisive 6-0 run to take a 17-11 lead. The Monarchs were able to get within three points at 21-18, but LVC used a pair of blocks and kills by Mack and Reynolds to close out the match.
Inside the Box
- Sparks led the attack with 14 kills and added 13 digs, four block assists, and an ace for a team-high 17.0 points.
- Reynolds hit a team-best .350, finishing with 10 kills, 11 digs, two block assists, and 16.5 points.
- Jefferys recorded 11 kills and eight block assists.
- Libby Lindau posted six kills on a .250 hitting percentage and added seven block assists.
- Mack totaled nine kills, 17 digs, and an assist.
- Jasmine Sullivan directed the offense with 43 assists, added 10 digs, five block assists, and two service aces.
- Molly Thomas anchored the back row with a match-high 22 digs and added three assists.
- Scott Reynolds won his 100th career match and his 78th at LVC.
Up Next
The Dutchmen will head to Williamsport on Saturday for a tri-match at Penn College. LVC will face Gallaudet University at 1 p.m. before facing host Penn at 3 p.m.
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