Lady Barons Dominate Penn State Greater Allegheny, Beat Penn State-Beaver

PITTSBURGH, PA - The Lady Barons volleyball team of Franciscan University of Steubenville traveled to Penn State Allegheny on Tuesday night, winning 25-7, 25-8, 25-7.  With the win, the Lady Barons improved to 5-9 (1-3) on the season.

Ali Aeschliman of Steubenville, OH and Meg Kay were dominant in the middle for the Lady Barons in the match, each registering 5 kills.  Alex Stanley led the team in assists with 8, while captain Teresa Marcotte contributed 6.  Julie Matanzo had an impressive 11 service aces, while Stanley added another 7.  Matanzo also had 7 digs, while Aeschliman and libero Nicole Henson had 2 each.

The Lady Barons went on to play Penn State-Beaver in the second game of the tri-match, beating them in three games, 25-18, 25-19, and 25-19. Kay continued her outstanding play by registering 16 kills, 1 Ace, and 2 blocks. Aeschliman got 8 more kills on the evening. Henson tallied 17 digs in the match.

 Their next match will be at Mount Aloysius College tomorrow at 7 p.m.