Franciscan 0, Chatham 3

Franciscan Starters 
Gracie Francis, Elizabeth Luebbers, Gabrielle Disselkamp,  Grace Wallace, Mary Jean Cadman, Tessa Miller, & libero - Sara Moore 

How It Happened 
Franciscan Women's Volleyball made the trip to Pittsburgh on Wednesday night to take on Chatham for the first time this season. The Cougars came into this match with nine wins in their last ten matches. The host was able to keep up their recent successes as they beat the Barons in three sets. 

Grace Wallace and Mary Jean Cadman had a pair of kills to help the Barons set the score at 10-10 to start out the first set. The Barons had kept the Chatham offense pretty quiet, but they would find their rhythm to go on several small runs and take the first set. Franciscan opened up the second set with a 5-3 lead. A 4-0 Chatham run would give the Cougars the lead back at 5-7, and they would not relinquish it. Cadman added a couple of more kills this set, but a 9-1 run would end this set in Chatham's favor. The Cougars would be the first to 15 at 15-12 in the second set. The Cougars would expand the lead at 21-14, but the Barons kept fighting. A 7-2 Franciscan run would cut it to three and get Chatham's attention. That would be as close as the Barons would get, as the Cougars closed out the deciding set. 

Inside the Numbers 
- Cadman led the Barons with six kills. 
- Sara Moore had 18 digs, and Natasha Rau added 13.
- Wallace had 13 set assists and five kills.
- Chatham had 42 kills to Franciscan's 19. 

Who's Next? 
Franciscan will return home to take on Washington & Jefferson on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. The Barons defeated the Presidents earlier this season in a five-set thriller. The Barons came from behind, as they took the fourth and fifth sets that day in Washington, Pa. They were led by Rani Hebert, who registered 28.0 points with 21 kills on the day. Sara Moore had 28 digs, and Grace Wallace had 46 set assists. Come out and support the Barons on Saturday morning for their second to last home game of the season.

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