ORANGEBURG, N.Y. – Down 12-14 in the fifth set, the HFU Volleyball Team staved off two match points, ending the match on a 5-1 run to come back and defeat Dominican on Saturday afternoon (20-25, 25-22, 24-26, 25-11, 17-15).
The Tigers trailed by as many as four in the fifth, 2-6, but following a Chargers error to make the score 13-14,
Leah Logan (Bloomfield, N.J./Abundant Life Academy) and
Gianna DiPilato (Verbank, N.Y./Millbrook) combined for a block to tie it up.
The two then sandwiched a DC kill with kills of their own, setting up match point, which
Rosslyn Briggs (Hagerstown, Md./Boonsboro) converted with a service ace.
Individual Highlights
- Mia Wise (Genoa, Ill./Genoa-Kingston) led all players with a season-high 54 assists and five aces, while tying Logan with a team-best two blocks
- DiPilato and Mackenzie posted the two highest kill totals with 20 and 16, respectively, one shy of a career-best for the former
- Grace Sims (Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs) added 15, one shy of a season-high
- Cadence Palmer (Holland, Pa./Council Rock South) led all players with a season-best 18 digs and was second on HFU with five assists
- Briggs was second on the Tigers with four aces
Inside the Box Score
- Holy Family set new season-highs in kills (68) and assists (62), while outhitting Dominican .289-.200
Up Next
The Tigers host Georgian Court on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
