Box Score Franciscan 3, Waynesburg 1

Franciscan Starters 
Ava King, Grace Wallace, Mary Jean Cadman, Sarah Clyde, Tessa Miller, Kaitlan Hickey & libero - Sara Moore 

How It Happened 
Franciscan made the trip to Waynesburg on Saturday morning for their third PAC game of the season and first meeting with the Yellow Jackets of the 2024 season. The Barons would maintain their recent success against them, as they would win in four sets to earn their first PAC win of the season.

The opening set had a back-and-forth start that would result in a 4-4 score before the Barons made a 5-0 run. Mary Jean Cadman had a pair of kills in that run, and Elizabeth Luebbers added her first of the day. King and Clyde added a couple of kills as the Barons ran the lead up to 10 points at 22-12. Waynesburg made a late run, but the Barons would hold them off to win the opening set 25-19.

The Yellow Jackets responded in the second set, as they raced out to a 15-7 edge. A Franciscan 3-0 run would get the Barons back in this set, as Madison Doan picked up her first ace of the day. After a kill from Luebbers, the Barons would cut the deficit to three points at 20-17, but that would be as close as they would get to the lead. The Yellow Jackets would win 25-19 to even up the match at one set apiece. 

In the third set, the Barons trailed 5-4, but then took the lead thanks to a 4-0 run. Both teams would exchange runs as Franciscan lost the lead but earned it right back and took the lead up to 13-10. They would not relinquish the lead for the rest of the set. At 24-20, Waynesburg answered with three straight points, but then Mary Jean Cadman got a kill to close out the set. 

The fourth set had a very close start, just like all of the other sets. With the score at 11-10, Franciscan made their move with a 6-0 run to take the seven-point advantage. They did not look back, as they had several kills and played strong defense to close out the set 25-15. 
 
Inside the Numbers 
- Cadman led the way with 16 kills. 
- Sara Moore had 29 digs and zero reception errors.
- Clyde had seven kills with a .545 attack percentage.

Up Next
Franciscan will resume PAC play on the road at Thiel on Wednesday evening. The Barons are 1-5 all-time against the Tomcats with the lone win coming last season in five sets. The Barons won the first, third, and fifth sets that day in Steubenville, as Mary Jean Cadman had 17 kills and Gabrielle Disselkamp added 16. Grace Wallace had a record-breaking day with 53 set assists. That win secured a winning record for the Barons in their final game of the season. Thiel picked up 13 non-conference wins this season, as they are off to another good start in 2024.

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