PITTSBURGH, Pa. – After a close first set, the Franciscan women's volleyball team was swept on the road by Chatham 3-0, Wednesday evening.
 
The Basics
• Score: Chatham 3 – Franciscan 0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-20)
• Records: FUS (7-4) • CHA (4-7)
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA •Chatham University
• The Short Story: The Lady Barons kept the first set close, but Chatham ultimately won 25-23 before cruising to a 25-12 win in the second set and came back to win the third set, 25-20.
 
How it Happened
• Trailing 23-20 in the first set, Franciscan scored three-straight points thanks to a kill from sophomore Renee Antonelli and a pair of unforced attack errors by the Cougars. Chatham got its first set point with a kill from Elivia Wagner before Rylee Ritko handed Chatham the win with a kill.
• Chatham raced out to a 18-10 advantage over Franciscan before the Lady Barons trimmed the gap to 18-12 with a Chatham service error and a kill from Marykate Taylor. Chatham closed out the set with a 7-0 run to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
• The third set was a back and forth affair with neither team taking more than a two-point lead until Franciscan pushed its advantage to 19-16. Chatham tied the set at 19-19 before pushing its lead to 24-19.
• Franciscan held off the first match point with a kill from junior Meghan Bayer but Chatham ended the match with a kill from Emily Richie.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Meghan Bayer led the Lady Barons with 10 kills while sophomore Renee Antonelli and Marykate Taylor posted four each.
• Bayer had the Lady Barons on service ace of the match.
• Emily Nutter and Sydney Riley each finished the day with eight assists..
• Lauren Betar led Franciscan with 18 digs.
 
Up Next
• Franciscan continues its road trip as the Lady Barons head to Columbus, OH for Capital's tournament on Saturday. Franciscan will face Oberlin in their first match at 12pm before taking on Capital at 2pm.