Franciscan women's volleyball kicked off the 2026 season with a game against Penn State Beaver at Finnegan Fieldhouse Tuesday evening. In front of a packed house, the Barons won by a score of 3-0.
How It Happened
The Barons started strong, winning the first three points. One of those points was a kill by
Therese Heisler, who then recorded a kill on Franciscan's fourth point. After Penn State Beaver made it 7-4 Franciscan, the Barons won 16 of the next 18 points en route to a 25-9 set win.
Julia Rook had a few set aces in the run to establish the hosts' lead.
Set two was more of the same, with the home team building a 10-2 lead.
McKenna Ryan recorded multiple kills during that stretch, finishing with three. Kills by
Logan Hickey and
Anna Guard later in the set sealed the victory, winning the second frame by a score of 25-10.
Set three belonged to the Barons once again, with the hosts going up 13-3.
Monika Peters put together a few services aces in that span, along with a couple kills from
Logan Hickey. Taking advantage of a few attack errors, Franciscan's decisive last two points were kills from
Logan Hickey to seal the sweep.
Inside the Numbers
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Anna Guard was second on the team in kills, attacks, and points.
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Logan Hickey led the Barons with 12 kills and 20 total attacks.
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Meg Smart had six set assists, as did
Julia Brandwein.
- The Barons had a total of 32 kills compared to Penn State Beaver's nine.
Up Next
Franciscan women's volleyball will play three games this upcoming weekend, with two matches at Denison University. The squad plays Denison at 3 PM and Washington & Lee at 5 PM Friday, followed by a match at Otterbein at 10 AM Saturday.
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