Franklin & Marshall 3, Lancaster Bible 1

(12-25, 25-22, 18-25, 17-25)

LBC Starters

Faith Helman, Cassidy King, Leah Helman, Sheyenne King, Kate Stoltzfus, Morgan Fenstermacher & Libero- Suzanna Rouse

F&M Starters

Carey, Franke, West, Arnold, Earley, Mangum & Libero- Bozzo

How It Happened

The Lancaster Bible Women's Volleyball team dropped the first game of their tri-match to F&M on Saturday September 19 by a score of 3-1.

The Chargers got off to a slow start as the Diplomats went on several large scoring runs to take the first set 25-12. LBC reset for the second set and had a much better showing. The Chargers tighten up their defensive backline, anchored by Kate Stoltzfus and Leah Helman who each had 17 digs, creating long rallies that forced the Diplomats into several hitting errors. Midway through the set Faith Helman capitalized on a free ball just drifted over the net to record a kill and tie the set at 12. Later in the set Morgan Fenstermacher smashed a kill to give the Chargers an 18-16 lead. This sparked a 4-1 run, which helped LBC gain control of the set. Cassidy King and Stoltzfus each crushed a kill to secure the second set for LBC.

Franklin & Marshall would respond and behind a balanced attack that saw three plays reach double digit kills, controlled the third and fourth sets on their way to the 3-1 victory.

Inside the Numbers

- Cassidy King and Kate Stoltzfus led the Chargers offense recording eight kills each

- Faith Helman distributed 20 assists

- Leah Helman and Stoltzfus each recorded 17 digs

- Suzanna Rouse chipped in with 11 digs

- F&M was led by Nicole Carey and Sydney Lewis who each had 11 digs

Elizabethtown 3, Lancaster Bible 0

(17-25, 21-25, 19-25)

LBC Starters

Faith Helman, Cassidy King, Leah Helman, Sheyenne King, Kate Stoltzfus, Morgan Fenstermacher & Libero- Suzanna Rouse

Elizabethtown Starters

Yohe, Hanks, Miller, Kahley, Scaggs, Johnson, & Libero- Hepler

How It Happened

After F&M took down Elizabethtown, 3-0 in game two of the tri-match, Lancaster Bible challenged Elizabethtown, falling in straight sets.

The Blue Jays jumped out to an early 6-1 in the first set, forcing the Chargers to play from behind. Trailing 20-10 later in the set, Cassidy King smashed a kill that sparked a 3-0 run. The Chargers won four of the final seven points, but could not recover from the early deficit, dropping the set 25-17.

The Chargers got off to a better start in the second set, keeping pace with Elizabethtown. While the offense was not picking up a lot of kills, the defense kept the Chargers in the set forcing several Blue Jays hitting errors. Four different Chargers would reach double digit digs. Later in the set, a kill from Kate Stoltzfus gave LBC a 17-16 lead. Elizabethtown would answer back, winning three of the next four points and hold on to win the set 25-21.

Needing to win the third set to stay alive, LBC started fast in the third set. Kills by Cassidy King and Morgan Fenstermacher helped the Chargers take a 5-0 lead. Eilzabethtown had an answer and used a 5-0 run of their own to recover and take a 10-9 lead. The teams would trade points until a 6-0 run helped the Blue Jays put the game out of reach, winning the third set 25-19.

Inside the Numbers

- Morgan Fenstermacher led the offense, registering eight kills

- Cassidy King smashed seven kills and added 12 digs

- Faith Helman dished 21 assists

- Suzanna Rouse anchored the defense with 15 digs

- Leah Helman added 14 digs of her own

- Elizabethtown was led by Bryanna Miller who had 14 kills

Who's Next?

The Women's Volleyball team will host Cairn on Thursday September 23 at 7:00 p.m.

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