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Holy Family University Athletics
Header Claw
VB - Group
Holy Family Athletics
3
Winner Wilmington (Del.) WIL 11-7, 3-3
0
Holy Family HFU 8-8, 3-3
Winner
Wilmington (Del.) WIL
11-7, 3-3
3
Final
0
Holy Family HFU
8-8, 3-3
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Wilmington (Del.) WIL 26 25 25 (3)
Holy Family HFU 24 21 19 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Tigers Shutout by Wildcats



Philadelphia, Pa. - The Holy Family University women's volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to visiting Wilmington University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest on Tuesday evening inside the Campus Center Gymnasium.
 
Score: Wilmington 3, Holy Family 0 (24-26, 21-25, 19-25)
Records: Holy Family (8-8, 3-3 CACC) | Wilmington (11-7, 3-3 CACC)
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (Campus Center Gymnasium)
 
Match Recap
 
* In a match that could have gone either way, Wilmington came away with a big 26-24 victory in the first set.  The Tigers and Wildcats went back-and-forth in a set that featured three different lead changes and 10 ties.  Wilmington held the biggest lead of the set after a Bailey Andrews kill made the score 24-19.  Holy Family followed with five straight points to tie the set before the Wildcats capped the set with back-to-back kills from Mandy Behiels.
 
* Holy Family opened the second set on a 7-2 run and led majority of the set.  With the Tigers ahead 20-16, the Wildcats rallied in a big way rolling off eight straight points to grab the lead for the first time.  The Tigers halted the run with a kill from freshman Allyssa Hartney (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) but on the ensuing rally the Wildcats sealed the set with a kill from Andrews.
 
* In the third set the Tigers scored the first four points before the Wildcats matched with four straight points of their own.  Wilmington broke a 9-9 tie with a mini 4-0 run to lead 13-9.  The Wildcats would never relinquish the lead the rest of the way despite the Tigers coming within three points late at 22-19.  The Wildcats closed things out with the final three points of the match.
 
News and Notes
 
* Junior Carly Covington (Delmar, Md./Delmar) led the Tigers with 10 kills to go along with 12 digs, while senior Gianna Pesognelli (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle) added eight kills. 
 
* Sophomore Morgan Silks (Norristown, Pa./Archbishop John Carroll) finished the night with 28 assists and 11 digs.  Senior Jillian Boyle (North Andover, Mass./North Andover (Rivier College)) led the team with 16 digs. 
 
* Andrews recorded a match-high 12 kills to lead the Wildcats' offense.  Elly Collins finished with a match-high 24 digs, while Sarah Couch paced the offense with 37 assists. 
 
All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 34th meeting between Holy Family and Wilmington dating back to the 2003 season.  The Tigers are now 16-18 versus the Wildcats in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Thursday, Oct. 10 as the Tigers head to Delaware to face Goldey-Beacom College in a CACC contest.  Match time is set for 7 p.m.
 
 
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