BRONX, N.Y. – The College of Pennsylvania volleyball staff opened the 2022 season on Friday at Fordham College’s Rose Hill Basic. The Quakers acquired off to a quick begin towards Niagara, successful the primary set, however the Purple and White clinched the following three units—all shut affairs—to earn a 3-1 victory. Sport scores have been 15-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-22.
Niagara is now 2-2 on the season.
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn fell to 2-1 in its all-time collection with Niagara; this was the primary assembly between the applications since 1995.
*Penn hit .233 on the day and had six service aces.
*Internet play was an enormous a part of this match; whereas Penn had simply two block assists, Niagara rolled up three block solos and 20 block assists, and closed out the third and fourth units with its web protection.
*Junior Madison Risch, whose earlier profession excessive was 9 kills in a match, had 22 on Friday afternoon.
*Risch additionally hit .360 on the day, with simply 4 errors on 50 assaults, and had a double-double with 11 digs.
*Senior Madeline McGregor had 14 kills, the one different Penn participant to hit double figures in that class, and accomplished her double-double with 14 digs.
*Three freshmen have been within the beginning lineup on Friday afternoon: Abigail Reid (at libero), Anna Shohfi and Jalen Tennyson.
*Shohfi completed the day with a team-high 50 assists, 14 digs—tied with McGregor for second amongst Penn gamers—and 6 kills.
*Reid led the Quakers with 22 digs and three service aces.
*Tennyson had six kills and three digs in her collegiate debut.
How It Occurred
Niagara scored the primary three factors on Friday, however as soon as Penn acquired going the Purple and White have been helpless to cease issues. The Quakers scored six of the sport’s subsequent eight factors to go in entrance, then hit two in a row to show a 12-11 lead right into a three-point benefit and drive an NU timeout. One other five-point run pushed the Crimson and Blue’s result in 22-13 and so they cruised to the 25-15 win from there. Risch had seven kills on simply 10 assaults (a .700 kill share) whereas McGregor had 4 kills and hit .375.
Niagara acquired out to a different quick begin in Set 2, however this time Penn by no means acquired again into it. The Purple and White scored the primary two factors and constructed the result in 9-3 earlier than head coach Meredith Schamun known as a timeout. The groups traded factors for some time, earlier than the Quakers made a transfer to show a 19-12 deficit right into a four-point set at 20-16. That pressured a Niagara timeout, after which the Eagles rating three in a row to salt away the win.
The third set was a thriller. Penn was down by as a lot as 4 however rallied to tie issues up at 18-18 on a McGregor kill. The senior then had kills to tie it once more at 19 and 20, earlier than a Risch kill made it 21-21. After the groups traded factors but once more, making it 22-22, Niagara used its web protection to drag out the set win, sandwiching a pair of blocks round a kill for a 25-22 victory.
The fourth set proved to be one of the best of the day. Penn and Niagara have been tied 14 instances, the final time when the Purple and White stopped a 3-0 Quakers run to tie issues up at 22-22. At that time, NU once more used its front-line protection to achieve the win—the Eagles blocked two Penn assaults in a row to go up 24-22, then closed it out with a closing kill to finish the match. Risch had one other robust set on assault, with seven kills and a .636 hitting share.
Up Subsequent
Penn will likely be in motion twice to shut out play on the Rose Hill Basic on Saturday, going through host Fordham at 2 p.m. and Fairleigh Dickinson at 5 p.m.
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