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(11/10)
- EDINBORO
EDGES LOCK HAVEN IN
PSAC VOLLEYBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP THRILLER
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(Lock Haven, Pa.) –
The Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Fighting Scot
volleyball team captured its ninth Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference (PSAC) crown with this evening’s
come-from-behind victory over two-time defending conference
champion Lock Haven University, 3-2 (28-30, 24-30, 32-30,
30-21, 16-14). Edinboro’s
Stephanie Burner (Pittsburgh/Upper St. Clair), a
junior outside hitter, was selected as the tournament MVP.
Edinboro improves to 19-12 overall, while Lock Haven is now
26-12 on the season.
Lock Haven stormed into the match with two straight
wins, battling through seven ties and five lead changes in
the first for the 30-28 victory.
Edinboro led early in the second game but the Lady
Eagles bounced back from the early deficit, tying the score
at 5-5 before jumping out to leads as much as seven points
(29-22) before the eventual 30-24 win.
The momentum went back and forth in game three, with
Edinboro earning a six-point lead at 15-9 before Lock Haven
answered with a run of its own, edging ahead, 21-20. After a tie game at 24-24, teams traded points with neither
gaining the two-point minimum for the victory. Two Edinboro
kills closed the deal, however, coming on points 31 and 32
for the 32-30 win. The Fighting Scots kept the momentum
going in the fourth game, leading by as much as 10 points
(28-18) en route to the 30-21 game victory.
Into the fifth and deciding game, Edinboro came out
with a 3-0 run. Lock
Haven returned the favor, climbing back into contention at
4-4. Again
trading points and short-lived leads, the two teams fought
to a 14-14 tie. A
kill by Ashley Walton (Mt. Wolf/Northeastern) brought
Edinboro to match-point, 15-14, and Jen Shaw (Orchard
Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) sealed the victory with a kill
for the win, 16-14.
Edinboro had four players record more than 14 kills
paced by 18 successful attacks from Walton and 17
from Shaw. PSAC
Championship MVP Stephanie Burner tallied a team-best
29 digs along with eight kills and two service aces.
Rookie setter Renee Kam (Eden, N.Y./Eden)
added 61 assists and 23 digs in the victory.
Lock Haven’s Lauren Nuzum
(Manchester/Northeastern) led the way with 19 kills and
14 digs. Middle
Kara Warnke (Aurora, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) added 14
kills along with a game-high seven blocks.
Leading the Lady Eagle in digs were Shana Fessette
(Plattsburgh, N.Y./Beekmantown Central) and Kelli
Crouch (Lancaster/Conestoga Valley), both with 18 on the
evening.
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(11/9) Lock Haven,
Edinboro Advance to PSAC Championship Match
(Lock
Haven, Pa.) – Lock Haven University and Edinboro
University both captured semifinal wins in Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Volleyball Championships
action this evening to advance to the title match.
Lock Haven (26-11), the Western Division’s top
seed, swept Millersville University (12-15) in three games
(30-15, 30-17, 30-18).
Edinboro (18-12), the second seed from the Western
Division, earns the championship berth with a 3-0 (30-21,
30-25, 30-26) victory over Eastern Division top seed East
Stroudsburg University (18-10).
This will be the sixth straight PSAC championship
dual between the Lady Eagles of Lock Haven and the Fighting
Scots of Edinboro. Lock
Haven currently leads the title series, 3-2, including the
past two. Overall,
Edinboro has won eight conference crowns, while Lock Haven
owns three titles.
Lock Haven, the two-time defending PSAC champion, will look
to garner its third straight championship crown while
Edinboro will look to even the series in the finals
tomorrow, Saturday, November 10, at 5:30 p.m. in LHU’s
Thomas Field House.
Semifinal
Match #1: (W2)
Edinboro 3, (E1) East Stroudsburg 0 (30-21, 30-25, 30-26)
The Fighting Scots captured the three-game sweep in
the semifinals to earn their 14th consecutive
championship match appearance. Edinboro built a quick 5-1
lead in game one and steadily added onto the advantage to
grab the 30-21 victory.
The Fighting Scots held a small lead in game two, but
East Stroudsburg fought back to take over control after a
13-13 tie. The
Warriors build a 17-15 lead, but EUP regained its composure
to make up the difference then cruised ahead after the
fourth tie of the game at 21-21, winning 30-25.
Game three was even closer, with nine ties and eight
lead changes culminating in the eventual 30-26 win for the
Fighting Scots.
Ashley Walton (Mt. Wolf/Northeastern) paced
the EUP attack with 19 kills, hitting at a .548 clip.
Katie Hummel (Hamburg, N.Y./Frontier) added 13
kills, while Stephanie Burner (Pittsburgh/Upper St.
Clair) had 10 kills and a team-best 12 digs. Freshman setter Renee Kam (Eden, N.Y./Eden) posted 44
assists along with nine digs and three kills in the win.
Leading East Stroudsburg was Andrea Myers (Mt.
Wolf/Northeastern) with 10 kills along with 11 digs.
April Mellott (Dover/Spring Grove) added six
kills and 13 digs, while Heidi Johnston
(Mercersburg/James Buchanan) paced the squad with 18
digs along with 23 assists.
Semifinal
Match #2:
(W1) Lock Haven 3, (E2) Millersville 0 (30-15, 30-17,
30-18)
The Lady Eagles of Lock Haven
also swept their semifinal opponent, Millersville
University, in three straight games to make their sixth
consecutive trip to the PSAC championship match.
Lock Haven capitalized on a strong hitting
performance and Millersville errors to roll to the 30-15
victory in game one. Game two echoed the first game’s
results, as the Haven’s attack continued to dominate and
the Marauders suffered from several unforced errors leading
to the Haven’s 30-17 win. The Lady Eagles opened the third
and final game with an eight-point run, fending off a number
of Millersville surges before closing off the match with two
straight kills by Kelli Crouch (Lancaster/Conestoga
Valley) to capture the 30-18 victory.
LHU’s Kara Warnke (Aurora, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit)
and Lauren Nuzum (Manchester/Northeastern) paced the
attack, with Warnke pocketing a team-best 13 kills along
with six digs. Nuzum
added 10 kills and seven digs.
Opposite hitter Kelli Crouch totaled six kills
and a team-high 10 digs and three service aces.
Leading Millersville was Becky Ressler
(Lancaster/Manheim Township), who recorded seven kills
and five digs. Annie
Beck (York/Dallastown) added four kills and a team-best
10 digs.
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