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VB - Hartney
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Holy Family HFU 2-2,0-0 CACC
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Winner Millersville MU 3-7,1-0 PSAC
Holy Family HFU
2-2,0-0 CACC
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Millersville MU
3-7,1-0 PSAC
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Holy Family HFU 17 18 25 25 8 (2)
Millersville MU 25 25 23 20 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Tigers Rally Falls Short at Millersville



Millersville, Pa. – The Holy Family University women's volleyball team saw its come-from-behind bid come up short as the Tigers fell in five sets at Millersville University by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday night at the Pucillo Gymnasium.
 
Score: Millersville 3, Holy Family 2 (17-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 8-15)
Records: Holy Family (3-2) | Millersville (3-7)
Location: Millersville, Pa. (Pucillo Gymnasium)
 
How It Happened
 
* Millersville took the first two sets before the Tigers extended the match with a victory in the third set.  Holy Family overcame a 15-10 deficit in the set to pick up their first victory in the match. 
 
* In the fourth set the Tigers once again had to rally late, but finally tied the set at 18-18 thanks to a service error by the Marauders.  On the ensuing serve, junior Mainerys Munoz (Stafford, Va./North Stafford) recorded an ace to give the Tigers their first lead of the set since leading 2-0.  Millersville would tie the set at 19-19, but the Tigers responded with four straight points jumpstarted by back-to-back kills from senior Camille Johnson (Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake) and junior Allyssa Hartney (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley).  After a point by Millersville, the Tigers tallied the next two points to take the set and tie the match at 2-2.
 
* In the fifth and decisive set, the Tigers momentum slipped away as Millersville opened with a 9-1 run.  Millersville recorded nine kills in the final set on 16 total attempts.  The Marauders took the set, 15-8.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Hartney led the Tigers with a match-high 17 kills, while Johnson added double-digit kills as well with 12.
 
* Senior Carly Covington (Delmar, Md./Delmar) and junior Skylar Osenkarski (Harding, Pa./Holy Redeemer) each had nine kills.
 
* Senior Morgan Silks (Norristown, Pa./Archbishop John Carroll) recorded 41 assists to go along with eight digs.
 
* Sophomore Faith Zehnder (Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood) totaled a match-high 19 digs.
 
* For Millersville, Caitlyn Callahan tied the match lead with 17 kills. Emma Ludwig finished with a match-high 48 assists and 18 digs.
 
All-Time Series
Tonight marked the ninth meeting between Holy Family and Millersville since the start of the 2004 season and the first match up since 2014.  The Tigers are now 1-8 versus the Marauders in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 18 as the Tigers host both East Stroudsburg University and Molloy College in a tri-match.  The Tigers will face the Warriors at 11 a.m. and then take on the Lions at 3 p.m.
 
 
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