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Lauren Weir
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
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Misericordia Mis 0-5,0-1 MAC Freedom
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Winner DeSales DSU 3-2,1-0 MAC Freedom
Misericordia Mis
0-5,0-1 MAC Freedom
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Final
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DeSales DSU
3-2,1-0 MAC Freedom
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Misericordia Mis 22 25 22 15 (1)
DeSales DSU 25 19 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | BJ Spigelmyer - DeSales SID

Volleyball Opens MAC Freedom Play with 3-1 Win over Misericordia

Center Valley, PA (September 8, 2021) - The DeSales University volleyball team opened MAC Freedom competition for the first time in two years on Wednesday earning a 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 25-15) win over Misericordia University in Billera Hall.

The Basics
  • Final Score: DeSales - 3, Misericordia - 1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 25-15)
  • Records: DeSales (3-2, 1-0 MAC Freedom); Misericordia (0-6, 0-1 MAC Freedom)
  • It is DSU's 11th straight win over the Cougars as the Bulldogs improve to 22-1 all-time vs. Misericordia and 12-0 at home.
How it Happened
  • DSU fell behind early in the first set, trailing 13-7, before coming out of a timeout battling back to out-score Misericordia, 18-9 the rest of the set to take a 1-0 lead.
  • Misericordia took control of the second set mid-way thru to even the match as the Bulldogs hit negative in the second frame.
  • The Cougars had their best hitting percentage of the match in the third set but committed five service errors and the Bulldogs earned another hard-fought 25-22 win to take a 2-1 lead.
  • It was all Bulldogs in the fourth set racing out to a 10-2 lead and hitting .333 in the fourth set to easily close out the match, 25-15.
Top Bulldog Performers
  • Junior Caroline Garretson led DSU with 11 kills, hitting .269 and added five blocks.
  • Sophomore Shannon McDevitt had seven kills and no errors for a .412 hitting percentage and added three blocks.
  • Senior Audrey Wolfe was outstanding with six kills and no errors, adding 34 assists and three blocks.
  • Junior McKenzie Brady finished with 19 digs and junior Lauren Weir had six service aces and eight digs.
  • Senior Georgia Traynor finished with 14 digs and first-year Mykenah Calder had 15 digs to go along with six kills.
  • Junior Diane Pugay added nine kills and four blocks.
For the Foes
  • Fiona Pyfer had 12 kills, while Lena Eldrenkamp finished with eight kills and seven blocks.
Inside the Box Score
  • DeSales hit .133 for the match and had eight team blocks.
  • DSU totaled 13 service aces and passed .905 on the Cougar serve.
Up Next
  • The Bulldogs travel to Stevenson University for a tournament this weekend on Friday and Saturday.
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