Center Valley, PA (September 28, 2021) - The DeSales University volleyball team battled past Arcadia University, 3-2, to stay unbeaten in MAC Freedom play on Tuesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 3, Catholic - 2 (24-26, 25-14, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11)
• Records: DeSales (9-5, 3-0 MAC Freedom); Arcadia (10-7, 3-2 MAC Freedom)
• The Bulldogs snap a two-match losing streak to Arcadia and improve to 14-3 all-time vs. the Knights.
• Head coach Michele Zabinski is now just three wins shy of earning win #300 in her career.

How it Happened

• The first set featured seven ties and two lead changes as DSU led 24-21 before Arcadia scored the last six points of the set to steal a set one win.
• It was all Bulldogs in sets two and three as Arcadia committed 15 hitting errors between the two sets as compared to just five for DeSales as the hosts took a 2-1 lead.
• Arcadia was on fire in the fourth set, totaling 19 kills and hitting .375 to tie the match at two sets each.
• The fifth set was tight throughout as DeSales clung to a 10-9 lead late in the set.
• DSU scored five of the next seven points as sophomore Shannon McDevitt pounded down her 13th kill of the match to post the match clinching point.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Junior Caroline Garretson led the Bulldogs with 19 kills, hitting .500.
• McDevitt finished with 13 kills and five blocks, hitting .229.
• Junior Delanie Zohler had eight kills.
• Sophomore Grace Grandinetti finished with 40 assists and 13 digs.
• Junior McKenzie Brady led the defense with 33 digs and senior Georgia Traynor had 20 digs.
• First-Year Mykenah Calder added 20 digs.

For the Foes

• Michelle Frank led the Knights with 28 kills and added 16 digs.
• Grace Kraft had 29 digs.
• Estefania Martinez-Sola finished with 51 assists and 17 digs.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales hit .187 and five team blocks.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday traveling crosstown to face McDaniel College and Muhlenberg College on Saturday afternoon.