Wilkes Women's Volleyball Suffers Susquehanna Setback
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Wilkes women's volleyball team traveled to O.W. Houts Gymnasium on Friday night, falling to Susquehanna University 3-1 in Landmark Conference competition.
Wilkes falls to 13-10 on the year (2-4 Landmark), while the River Hawks improve to 5-13 (2-2 Landmark).
Susquehanna controlled most of the first set but the Colonels never let them get too far ahead. Down 22-20 late, a kill from
Kendra Kalp (Somerset, PA/Rockwood) and an attacking error by Susquehanna tied the contest. Teams traded points back and forth to keep the game tied at 24, with a pair of River Hawk attack errors sealing a 26-24 set win for Wilkes.
Wilkes carried that into the second set to take an early 7-4 lead, thanks to kills from Kalp,
Mia Leon (Ponce, PR/Caribbean),
Abby Dornblaser (Gilbertsville, PA/Boyertown), and a
Maddy Durfee (Attica, NY/Attica) ace. The River Hawks responded with a 5-0 run to take a 9-7 lead. Down 15-13, the Colonels took the lead back with a three-point run with kills from Dornblaser and Leon. Tied late at 19, a four-point swing for Susquehanna was enough to give the hosts the second set, holding off a late Colonel surge to tie the game at one set apiece.
Tied at 20 in the third set, the River Hawks took the game lead behind a 5-0 run to win the set. In the fourth, Wilkes fought back from a 13-3 deficit with an 11-5 run helped on by four kills from Leon, but Susquehanna took the fourth set and match 25-17.
Leon led the Colonels with 17 kills, adding 17 digs on the defensive end of the floor. Durfee led the team with 20 assists, while Kalp led the team's defensive efforts with 19 digs.
Annalyse Santowasso (Middlesex, NJ/Rutgers Prep) also added 14 digs, putting three Colonels in double-digits.
Camille Ince led the River Hawks with 21 kills, while Lauren Halsey led all players with 27 assists. Callie Wince led the defensive efforts with 19 digs.
Wilkes returns to action tomorrow (October 17) as they travel to Elizabethtown for a tri-match with the hosting Blue Jays and Alvernia University with matches at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. respectively.
