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Shelby Kinzer and Kalia Espenlaub go up for a block at the net
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Winner Adelphi ADELPHI 2-3
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Holy Family HFU 2-1
Winner
Adelphi ADELPHI
2-3
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Final
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Holy Family HFU
2-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Adelphi ADELPHI 25 25 25 (3)
Holy Family HFU 22 12 10 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Battles with Defending East Region One Seed Adelphi in First Set; Panthers Pull Away

PHILADELPHIA – After a back-and-forth first set ended 22-25 on favor of Adelphi, the Panthers controlled the second and third en route to a sweep of the HFU Volleyball team on Tuesday evening in the Campus Center.  
 
Individual Highlights
  • Shelby Kinzer (Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington) and Morgan Steck (Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood) led all players with three blocks, with Steck adding a team-high 13 assists
  • Kalia Espenlaub (New Market, Md./Saint John's Catholic Prep (Millersville)) paced the Tigers with six kills, while Cadence Palmer (Holland, Pa./Council Rock South) had a team-best five digs
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Holy Family had a 5-3 advantage in blocks, and the Tigers also outhit AU .158-.030 in the opening set
 
How it Happened
  • That first set began with four straight HFU points, the only team either team led by more than three
  • Down 15-18, Kinzer had two blocks in a 5-1 stretch that put the Tigers on top 20-19
  • Holy Family also led 21-20, but Adelphi would tally five of the final six points
  • The Panthers then won sets two and three 12-25 and 10-25, respectively
 
Up Next
Holy Family begins play in Wilmington's Wildcat Regional Invitational on Friday, taking on Shepherd at 11:30 a.m. and Southern Connecticut State at 7 p.m.  
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