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Header Claw
VB - Jillian Boyle
TJ Dowling - Clarus Studios
0
Pace PACE 0-1
3
Winner Holy Family HFU 1-0
Pace PACE
0-1
0
Final
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Holy Family HFU
1-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Pace PACE 22 17 21 (0)
Holy Family HFU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Tigers Shutout Setters to Open Season



West Chester, Pa. - The Holy Family University women's volleyball team opened the 2019 season on Friday afternoon, facing Pace University in a non-conference contest at RamFest hosted by West Chester University.  The Tigers defeated the Setters, 3-0.
 
Score: Holy Family 3, Pace 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-21)
Records: Holy Family (1-0, 0-0 CACC) | Pace (0-1, 0-0 NE10)
Location: West Chester, Pa. (Hollinger Field House)
 
Match Recap
 
* Holy Family controlled the first set early on, but a 6-1 run by the Setters late gave the Tigers their first deficit since trailing 1-0 to open the set.  Pace took advantage of three straight attack errors by the Tigers to take a 21-20 lead.  After a Holy Family timeout, senior Gianna Pesognelli (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle) and freshman Allyssa Hartney (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) ripped off back-to-back kills as the Tigers went on to take the set 25-22.
 
* With the Setters leading 10-8 in the second set the Tigers responded with four straight points front-ended by a pair of kills from Pesognelli.  Two attack errors by the Setters gave the Tigers a 12-10 lead.  Holy Family went on to close the set scoring the final seven points to win 25-19. 
 
* In the third set the Tigers led the entire way with the exception of when the set was tied 1-1.  The Holy Family offense exploded for a match-high 17 kills, with junior Carly Covington (Delmar, Md./Delmar) accounting for six of the them and fellow junior Camille Johnson (Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake) adding five. 
 
News and Notes
 
* The win marked the first for first year head coach Collin Sibilia.
 
* Covington and Johnson each recorded double-digit kills in the match.  Covington finished with 12 kills to go along with eight digs.  Johnson totaled 11 kills.
 
* Senior Jillian Boyle (North Andover, Mass./North Andover (Rivier College)) led the team with 17 digs while producing a career-high five aces on the serve. 
 
* Sophomore Morgan Silks (Norristown, Pa./Archbishop John Carroll) surpassed 1,500 assists in her career after totaling 35 for the match.  She currently sits fifth all-time with 1,532.
 
* Pace's Sandra Yang led the Setters with nine kills, while Danielle Vaiano recorded a team-high 11 digs.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the seventh meeting between Holy Family and Pace since the start of the 2014 season.  The Tigers are now 3-4 versus the Setters in the all-time series, including winners of three of the last four matches.  Both teams will face off again on Oct. 17 in Pleasantville, N.Y.
 
Next Up
Holy Family will now face host West Chester starting at 6 p.m. this evening.
 
 
 
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