The Lancaster Bible College Women's Volleyball team made the long trip south to St. Mary's (Md.) on Wednesday night for their first road conference match, losing by a score of 3-1. The Chargers drop to 4-6 overall and 1-1 in the United East while the Seahawks improve to 10-5 overall and 2-0 in the United East.
How it Happened:
After the Seahawks earned the first two points, Lancaster Bible went on a four-point run that featured a kill and a block by
Lea Sareyka (Sr.) and a service ace by
Maggie Kwiatkowski (Jr.). The Chargers then scored five in a row behind two aces by
Tessa Kwiatkowski (Sr.), extending the lead to 9-3 and forcing a Seahawks timeout. St. Mary's (Md.) responded with six straight points out of the timeout to tie it up, but Sareyka ended the run with a strong kill. The Seahawks controlled the middle of the set as they swung ahead 18-14, but the Chargers had late momentum with four straight points to force a timeout by St. Mary's (Md.) before they closed out the set 25-21.
Jessica Fletcher (Sr.) landed a service ace for a 3-1 LBC lead early in set two, then kills from
Samantha Hey (So.) and Sareyka made the lead 5-2 for the Chargers.
Kaitlyn Weitzel (Jr.) had an ace to cap a three-point spurt for a 10-5 advantage, then after three straight Seahawk points, Hey smashed a kill to end the run. The teams then went back and forth until a pair of Seahawk errors got LBC to a 17-13 advantage, but St. Mary's (Md.) fought back to tie the set at 18-18 as the Chargers called a timeout. Fletcher threw down a solo block to get LBC to 20 points, then
Maggie Kwiatkowski had another ace for a 23-20 Chargers lead and another SMCM timeout. A third ace from Maggie iced the set 25-20 to help LBC tie up the match at one set apiece.
After a 2-0 Seahawks start in set three, a kill and a block from Sareyka tied it up at 3-3.
Eden Belford (Sr.) knocked a kill, then
Chloe Belford (Sr.) landed a solo block to put LBC up 6-5. The Seahawks won five of the next six to take the lead, but three straight kills from Hey, Fletcher, and
Eden Belford helped LBC tie the set at 11-11. Some LBC miscues gave St. Mary's (Md.) a five-point swing before
Eden Belford ended the run on a kill, then she had another with Fletcher adding an ace to cut the lead to two. The Seahawks built their lead to six, but the Chargers put together a late run as Fletcher had a kill and a block to cut it to 23-20. The Seahawks won the final two points to close out set three 25-20 and take a 2-1 lead in the match.
The Chargers got in an early 5-1 hole in set four before Stenberg had a kill, then Fletcher had a kill to make the score 7-4. Later in the set,
Chloe Belford and
Chloe Stenberg had back-to-back kills as LBC cut the lead to 13-10, but the Seahawks built it back up to six points before a Sareyka kill. The Seahawks never let the Chargers within three in the fourth set, hanging on to take it 25-20 and take down Lancaster Bible in St. Mary's City.
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Kills: Lancaster Bible 46,
St. Mary's (Md.) 50
- Digs: Lancaster Bible 49,
St. Mary's (Md.) 58
- Blocks:
Lancaster Bible 9, St. Mary's (Md.) 6
- Aces:
Lancaster Bible 9, St. Mary's (Md.) 7
Key Performances
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Lea Sareyka: 14 Kills, .257 attack %
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Maggie Kwiatkowski: 17 Digs
(career-high), 3 Aces
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Eden Belford: 10 Kills, .364 attack %
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Samantha Hey: 7 Kills, 5 Blocks (season-high)
- Maya Mauro (SMC): 15 Kills (match-high), .345 attack %
- Julia Bobrowski (SMC): 8 Kills, 17 Digs
- Camilla Galeano (SMC): 22 Assists, 3 Aces
Information to Know:
This was the 10th matchup between the Chargers and Seahawks all-time and their third time facing off in the past calendar year, with St. Mary's (Md.) taking the last three matchups. Tonight was a rematch of last season's United East Semifinal playoff match where the Seahawks swept out LBC and ended their season, with the Chargers taking a set off the home Seahawks this time around. The Chargers are still looking for their first true road win of the season as they fall to 0-3 as the away team this season.
Lea Sareyka surpassed Hannah Gipe (2015-18) tonight for 4th-Place on the all-time kills list for LBC Women's Volleyball, adding 14 tonight for 815 total kills and surpassing 1,000 career points as well (815 Kills, 151 Aces, 57 Blocks) to lead all active players.
Jessica Fletcher recorded her 100th career block in tonight's match, becoming the 18th player in program history with 100+ blocks.
Up Next:
The Chargers have a quick turnaround as they head back on the road tomorrow for a 7:30 p.m. matchup against Eastern on Thursday, October 1 to be played in Aston, Pa.
