The Basics
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Scores:Â
Franciscan 3 – Medaille 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-13)
Penn State Behrend 3 – Franciscan 0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-11)
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Records:Â
FUS (8-7, 1-0 AMCC) • MED (2-13, 0-1 AMCC)
PSB (6-8, 2-0, AMCC) • FUS (8-8, 1-1 AMCC)
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Location: Erie, PA • Penn State Behrend
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The Short Story:Â The Lady Barons swept Medaille in three tough fought sets before getting swept by the Lions in straight sets at the AMCC Quad Match on Saturday.
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How it Happened - Medaille
• Trailing 11-10 midway through the first set, the Lady Barons used a 7-0 run highlighted by a pair of service aces from junior
Lauren Betar to take a 17-11 lead. Franciscan closed out the match with a 3-0 run thanks to a pair of kills from
Renee Antonelli and
Emily Nutter.
• Franciscan built an 23-17 lead over the Mavericks. Medaille got a pair of points back before the first Lady Baron set point at 24-19, The Mavericks scored three-straight points before Antonelli kill ended the set 25-22 in favor of Franciscan.
• The Lady Barons raced out to a 21-9 lead in the final setand after Medaille got a pair of points back, junior
Sydney Riley halted a Maverick run with a kill. A pair of Medaille attack errors ended the set and match in favor of Franciscan 25-13.
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How it Happened – Penn State Behrend
• The Lions took an early 11-3 lead in the first set and used a four- and five-point run to take the first set 25-10.
• After Penn State Behrend took a 7-2 lead early in the second set, Franciscan rattled off three-straight points behind two
Caite O'Malley service aces to cut the lead to 7-5. The Lions closed out the set with two different five-point runs to win the second set, 25-11.
• Penn State Behrend took an 11-3 lead and never looked back in the third and final set as Franciscan put together a three-point and two-point run. The Lions ended the match with a kill and service ace to win 25-11.
Inside the Box Score
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Renee Antonelli led the Lady Barons with 18 kills between the two matches, including 14 against Medaille.
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Emily Nutter handed out 16 assists between the two matches while
Sydney Riley had 14 assists.
• Riley finished the day with 20 digs and
Lauren Betar had 21 digs between the two matches.
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Up Next
• Franciscan heads to Pitt.-Greensburg on Wednesday, October 2 for a 7pm AMCC match.
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