Allegheny 3, Franciscan 1

Franciscan Starters 
Renee Antonelli, Gracie Francis, Elizabeth Luebbers, Rani Hebert, Grace Wallace, Gabrielle Disselkamp & libero - Sara Moore 

Allegheny Starters 
McCrutter, Gray, Wilson, Anderson, Javes, Chambers

How It Happened 
Franciscan Women's Volleyball hosted Allegheny for the first time since since 2013 and the first time that it would be a conference matchup on Thursday night. The Gators came into today's action unbeaten in PAC play, and the Barons gave them all they could handle in a tough four set match.

The Barons came out a little flat, as the top-ranked Gators looked very dominant in the first set. The Gators jumped out to an early 7-1 edge, but the Barons would battle back to pull to within one at 9-8. Allegheny would then go on an 11-1 run to ice the first set and win 25-13.

The Gators kept up the momentum with an early 3-1 edge in set two. The Barons though would respond in a hurry with a 7-0 run that included three aces from Gabrielle Disselkamp. The Barons would be the first to 15 at 15-12 with Rani Hebert beginning to take over with a kill and ace. Everyone would chip in and make a big play to keep the lead at 19-17. Franciscan would then put together a run of six unanswered to win the set 25-17.

The Barons kept up the strong play in set three by jumping out to a 5-2 lead. Then the set would be pretty back and forth until the score was at 17-17. The Barons would go on a 4-1 run, including an ace from Antonelli. The Gators then rallied with an 6-0 run to set the score at 24-21, as they would close the set out at 25-22.

Back and forth play remained in set four, as the score would be 9-9. The Gators would grab a hold of this set with a 6-1 that set the score at 15-10. Allegheny would stretch that lead up to seven points at 20-13. The Barons would not quit, as a 5-0 run would get them back in this one. Gracie Francis had two big kills out of the middle. After one Gator point, the Barons would rally again with a 5-1 run to take a lead at 23-22. The Gators would step up big with a 3-0 run to close out the set and match.

Inside the Numbers 
- Disselkamp led the Barons with 11 kills, and Elizabeth Luebbers added 10 kills. 
- Rani Hebert had eight kills while holding a .300 attack percentage.
- Moore had 25 digs, giving her five straight games with 20+ digs. 
- The Gators had 15 blocks on the day, most by any opponent Franciscan has played this season.

Who's Next? 
Franciscan will look to bounce back with a win at Waynesburg on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. The Barons were able to sweep the Yellow Jackets in a non-conference match earlier this season, as they are now 12-2 all-time against them. Disselkamp and Luebbers each had stellar days in the win with 14 and 13 kills each. Waynesburg is on a bit of a skid now, as they are still searching for there first PAC win of the season.

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