PHILADELPHIA – After dropping its season opener to Lincoln in five sets (25-17, 21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 9-15), the HFU volleyball team bounced back to sweep the Lions (25-12, 25-15, 25-23) in the second match, salvaging a split inside of the Campus Center on Saturday afternoon.
Individual Highlights
- Kyla Sayson (Sewell, N.J./Gloucester Institute of Technology) led both matches in assists, including posting a career-best 33 in the opener
- Shelby Kinzer (Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington) led both contests in kills, with 12 and 11 respectively, adding a match-high 14 digs in the opener for her second career double-double
- Maeve Boylan (Ridley Township, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) led both matches in aces, including six in the opener, and she added 12 digs in both contests, which led all players in the nightcap
- Natasha Yanief (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) paced all players with a career-best five blocks in match one
- Jayden Bralts (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter) equaled Kinzer with 12 kills in the opener, her collegiate debut, while Ava Kidd (Walton, Ky./Larry A. Ryle (Saint Anselm)), making her HFU debut, tied Kinzer with 11 kills in match two
- Abby Bachman (Westampton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) (four kills and three blocks in match one), Keira Rogan (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) (eight digs and two aces in match one) and Reya Taylor (Mullica Hill, N.J./Camden Catholic) all made their collegiate debuts on the day
- Morgan Steck (Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood) had double-digit assists in the nightcap
Inside the Box Score
- HFU held advantages in nearly every statistical category on the day, including in kills (80-52), hitting percentage (.144-.031), service aces (31-20) block assists (14-12) and points (120-84)
- This held true in the loss as well, but the Tigers were undone by 22 service errors
Up Next
Holy Family hits the road to take on 2022 NCAA Tournament participant Adelphi on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
