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The HFU Volleyball Team lined up during introductions prior to the CACC Championship Match
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Holy Family HFU 22-9
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Winner Bridgeport UB 12-17
Holy Family HFU
22-9
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Final
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Bridgeport UB
12-17
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Holy Family HFU 21 25 22 25 9 (2)
Bridgeport UB 25 21 25 21 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Falls in Five in CACC Championship Match

WILMINGTON, Del. – The HFU Volleyball Team came back from a set down twice, but the Tigers would eventually fall to Bridgeport in five sets (21-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 9-15) in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Championship Match hosted at Goldey-Beacom on Sunday afternoon. 
 
Up Next
Holy Family will wait to see if it earns an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament, which will be announced tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. on ncaa.com.
 
Individual Highlights
  • Shelby Kinzer (Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington), Ava Kidd (Walton, Ky./Larry A. Ryle (Saint Anselm)) and Mia Wise (Genoa, Ill./Genoa-Kingston) were named to the All-Tournament Team
    • Kinzer recorded her second consecutive double-double with 11 digs and 10 kills
    • Kidd topped the Tigers with a career-high 21 kills on .425 hitting
    • Wise led all players with 59 assists and added a season-best 14 digs for her 10th double-double of the year 
  • Kalia Espenlaub (New Market, Md./Saint John's Catholic Prep (Millersville)) set a new season-best with 14 kills, while leading HFU with four blocks 
  • Mackenzie Layton (Clarksboro, N.J./Kingsway Regional) made it four Tigers in double-figures with 12 kills
  • Leah Logan (Bloomfield, N.J./Abundant Life Academy) had eight kills and three blocks
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Holy Family had more digs and, 84-75, and kills, 67-65, but Purple Knights controlled the net with a 4-10 edge in blocks
 
How it Happened
  • Holy Family led by as many as six three times in the first set, including at 18-12, but UB would tally 11 of the next 12 points en route to taking the early lead
  • The Tigers overcame a 10-14 deficit in the second, breaking an 18-18 tie with a 6-1 surge that featured three kills from Layton
  • Holy Family was up 14-13 in the third, only to have the Purple Knights take six of the next seven points en route to going up 1-2
  • Tied at 17 in the fourth, four straight points began a 6-1 run that eventually sent the match to a decisive fifth
  • The Tigers led 3-2 and 4-3 in the fifth, but UB would take control with five of the next six points
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