GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's volleyball team posted a 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-17) non-conference victory over visiting College of Mount Saint Vincent Saturday to improve its record to 7-4 for the season and move the Knights past last season's win total of six matches at the midpoint of the season. The Dolphins, who entered the day winners of three of their last four matches, fell to 3-9 with the loss.
Arcadia had to come from behind to win both the second and third sets. The Knights were down 19-16 in the second before recording five straight points to take a 21-19 lead. The two teams went point-for-point the rest of the set for the 25-23 final.
Mount Saint Vincent jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the third and was up 14-9 before a six-point Arcadia run gave the Knights a 15-14 lead. Arcadia went on those close out the set with a 9-1 run that was capped by a service ace from senior middle hitter
Christina Karnavas to secure the win.
Senior outside hitter
Natalie Cadmus posted a double-double with a match-high 15 kills and 10 digs for the Knights, while Karanavas hit .308 with six kills and two errors on 13 attempts to go with a pair of aces and two solo blocks. Sophomore outside hitter
Nicolette Bonagura hit .500 with five kills and no errors on 10 swings to go with 10 digs.
Sophomore setter
Alexia Bell handed out 32 assists with 11 digs for Arcadia, while freshman libero
Sami Evans registered a match-high 25 digs.
The Dolphins were led by sophomore outside hitter Maria Leineweber, who had 10 kills and four digs. Junior middle hitter Ashleigh Scozzari added nine kills, a team-best 15 digs and three blocks (one solo), while freshman setter Nicole Henderson had 23 assists and four digs.
The Knights will return to action Tuesday when they travel to Albright College for a 7 p.m. Commonwealth Conference match.