Tessa Miller
0
Franciscan FRN 2-5,0-1 PAC
3
Winner Saint Vincent SVC 2-3,1-0 PAC
Franciscan FRN
2-5,0-1 PAC
0
Final
3
Saint Vincent SVC
2-3,1-0 PAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Franciscan FRN 19 16 23 (0)
Saint Vincent SVC 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Mitch Morelli

Barons and Bearcats Battle in Latrobe

Franciscan 0, Saint Vincent 3

Franciscan Starters 
Julia Brandwein, Tessa Miller, Mary Jean Cadman, Logan Hickey, Molly Quinn, Angela Sweeney, and libero - Kaitlan Hickey

How It Happened 
The Barons began PAC play on Wednesday evening at Saint Vincent. The hosts were able to come out on top, but the Barons will get another chance against the Bearcats in Steubenville later this season. 

It appeared Franciscan was in control of set one, as they jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Molly Quinn's serve. The Barons led 8-5 after a Sarah Clyde kill, but then a 5-0 run by the Bearcats transferred the lead. The Barons would not regain the lead, but it would be tied. At 10-10, the Bearcats went on a 6-0 run to take total control of the set. They won the opening set by a score of 25-19.

Tessa Miller had a pair of kills in the early going of set two, but the Barons were unable to break up their momentum from set one. Clyde added a pair of kills throughout the set, but 14 kills from the Bearcats allowed them to control the second set.

Set three had another strong start for the Bearcats, as they took a 15-10 edge, but the Barons kept fighting. They pulled within two before a 4-0 run by the home team gave Saint Vincent a 20-14 lead. Franciscan snapped the run and then went on a 7-0 run of their own to take the lead on Logan Hickey's serve. The Barons went on to lead 23-22, but the Bearcats rallied three consecutive points to end the comeback attempt. 
 
Inside the Numbers 
- Kaitlan Hickey led the Barons with 23 digs over three sets.
- Sarah Clyde had three blocks.
- Molly Quinn had the lone ace; the Bearcats only had a pair.
- Saint Vincent had 43 kills to Franciscan's 27.

Up Next
Franciscan returns home to take on Carlow on Thursday as they will play on back-to-back days for the second time this season. The Barons are 6-3 all-time against the Celtics, including wins in the last four matchups. Carlow has had an up-and-down start to 2025, including a 1-3 record against PAC foes. They were able to beat Waynesburg, but they lost to Saint Vincent, Westminster, and Chatham.  

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