SCRANTON, Pa. - The Elizabethtown College women's volleyball team remained undefeated in Landmark Conference play, topping Scranton, 3-1, Wednesday night.
With the win, the Blue Jays improve to 17-6 on the season and 4-0 in league play, while the Royals fall to 21-5 on the season and 3-1 in the Landmark.
Junior
Bryanna Miller tallied her 10th double-double of the season, finishing with 13 kills and 10 digs. Sophomore
Katie Scaggs matched a career-high with six block assists while junior
Sarah Hanks registered 26 assists, 13 digs, and four block assists. Sophomore
Kambrie Hepler recorded a team-high 19 digs.
Down 8-5 in the opening set, Etown rattled off five straight points to move ahead 10-8. Hanks and Scaggs combined two blocks over this stretch.
Holding a two point lead (18-16), the Blue Jays put their stamp on the first frame, finishing on a 7-2 run to take the set, 25-18.
After Scranton evened the score at one by taking the second set, Etown bounced back in the third. Down by four (6-2) early in the frame, the Blue Jays rattled off seven points to move ahead by three (9-6). Hepler tallied two aces over this run while Miller and Scaggs each had kills.
Etown continued to stretch its lead, pushing its advantage to six (13-7) after an ace from senior
Shelly Yohe.
Scranton would close within three (15-12) before the Blue Jays erupted again, scoring seven of the next eight points to go up 22-13.
The Royal began to battle back but Etown found its final three points, capped off by a kill from sophomore
Gianna Krinock for the final point of the set, giving the Blue Jays the 25-21 victory.
In the fourth and final set, Etown once again used a big run to pull away from the hosts, scoring six straight to take a 13-8 lead. Krinock had two kills during the rally while Miller tallied two aces.
Scranton cut the deficit to two (16-14) before the Blue Jays used its second 6-0 run of the frame for the 21-14 advantage.
Holding a 24-21 lead, Krinock would once again finish of the set and match, smashing home a kill for the 25-21 win and the 3-1 victory.
Elizabethtown returns home for senior day on Saturday, October 23 for the team's final tri-match of the year. The Blue Jays host LVC at 11 a.m. and Misericordia at 3 p.m.