Steubenville, OH: The Lady Barons capture a huge win against La Roche to clinch the #5 seed in the AMCC tournament to start next week.

The Basics
Scores: Franciscan 3 - La Roche 1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-15)
Records:  Franciscan 12-13 (AMCC 5-4) ; La Roche 8-17 (AMCC 4-5) 
Location: Kuzma Court, Franciscan University

How it Happened

• The Lady Barons would be tested in set one as they would jump out to an early commanding lead of 19-12. The Redhawks would respond with a 13-3 run to close out set one and have the early edge.
• The Barons would respond in set 2 despite being down 9-1 in the early going. Franciscan would come back to tie on the serve on Meghan Bayer at 19-19 as they would go on a 9-0 run to ice the game at 25-19.
• A back and forth start to set three had it all square at 4, but Franciscan would break ahead as they were the first to fifteen at 15-12 on an ace from Sydney Riley. The Lady Barons would end on fire again as a 5-1 run would end the Redhawks.
• Franciscan would jump out to an early 16-8 lead in set four, behind four kills from Renee Antonelli. The Redhawks would cut it to 13-18, but the Lady Barons would prove their dominance tonight as they won 25-15

Inside the Box Score

• Meghan Bayer led the Lady Barons in kills with 19 kills on the night, her second most in a game this year.
• Sydney Riley added 18 assists, her highest amount in the last 15 games
• Meghan Bayer added 14 digs giving her 8 games with double digit kills and digs, Lauren Betar added 19 digs.

Up Next

The Lady Barons will wrap up the regular season on Saturday at Hilbert at 1 pm, as they hope to win to end the year at .500 for the first time since 2013.