MIDDLETOWN, Pa.—The Elizabethtown women's volleyball team opened up the 2026 campaign at nearby Penn St.-Harrisburg where they were swept, 3-0.
Set scores were 9-25, 16-25, 18-25.
Lucy Stanek led the team with 13 kills and four digs.
Emma Rizzutto totaled 16 digs and
Marah Glenn tallied 11 assists. The Blue Jays recorded six total blocks.
Elizabethtown was off to a bumpy start in set as they went down 16-6 midway through the set. After that the Blue Jays managed to tack on three more points before the Lions went on to 25-9.
Harrisburg came out to an 8-3 lead to start off set two. Following kills from
Kinsey Reuwer,
Leah Gormley, and Stanek the Jays came back within three. Several blocks Glenn and
Tori Obarow brought Etown within two of the Lions at 15-17. Harrisburg finished out the set on an 8-1 run to win 25-16.
The Blue Jays started to gain momentum going into the third set as they held an early 6-3 lead. Harrisburg then rattled off six straight to lead 9-6. After some back-n-forth, four in row from the Lions put the team up 18-10. Three straight kills from Stanek and an ace from
Bailey Doherty kept Etown in the set but it wasn't enough as Penn St.-Harrisburg won the final set, 25-18.
Etown opens up at home this Friday as they host York (Pa.) and Ursinus in a tri-match starting at 3 pm.
