PHILADELPHIA – The Holy Family University volleyball team came back to defeat Dominican in five, 25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-10, in a match where each set was determined by five or fewer points on Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center. 
 
Tied at 8-8 in the decisive fifth, back-to-back-to-back kills by Sam Swenby (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen (Loch Haven)), Natasha Yanief (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) and Shelby Kinzer (Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington) began a 6-1 run to eventually seal the victory. 
 
After another Kinzer kill and a Chargers error, Maeve Boylan (Ridley Township, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) put a stamp on the stretch with an ace before Ava Kidd (Walton, Ky./Larry A. Ryle (Saint Anselm)) ended the match with a block. 
 
Individual Highlights

• Boylan surpassed 1,000 career digs after leading all players with 21
• Kinzer and Morgan Steck (Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood) had double the amount of aces as any other player with six, a new career-best for both
  • The two also led all players with 17 kills and 47 assists, respectively, while adding 13 digs and 10 digs for their respective fifth and third double-doubles of the year
• Swenby paced HFU with three blocks, while adding nine kills
• Kidd had the match's second-highest total with 13 kills, and she was second on the Tigers with two blocks
• Yanief contributed 11 kills, one shy of a career-best
• Brianna Moss (Gainesville, Va./Battlefield) set a new season-high with eight digs, with Keira Rogan (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) also adding eight

 
Inside the Box Score

• Holy Family notably held advantages in nearly every statistical category, most notably more than doubling up Dominican in service aces, 19-8, for a new season-best

 
Up Next
The Tigers travel to Goldey-Beacom for a 7 p.m. match on Wednesday.