OWNINGS MILL, Md. – The second-seeded Arcadia University women's volleyball team battled top-seeded Stevenson in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Final Saturday afternoon, falling 3-1. The match marked the Knights' first-ever appearance in the conference title game since joining the MAC Commonwealth in 2008.
 
FOR THE RECORD:

• The Knights now hold a 23-11 record on the year
• The Mustangs, who are ranked 15^th in Division III by the AVCA, hold a 32-1 record

SET SCORES:

• 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Scarlet and Grey clawed back from an early deficit to tie the first set on multiple occasions, including at 23-23 to force the hosts into a time out.
• The second set appeared it would play out in similar fashion, until Arcadia ripped off seven straight points to go from down 16-14 to in front 21-16. Reigning MAC Commonwealth Co-Rookie of the Year Lauren Enfield tallied two aces in the spurt, while sophomore Shannon Ryan and junior Lizzie Joseph each registered two kills.
• Neither team gained momentum to open the third set, until the Knights pieced together a four-point spurt to force the Mustangs into a timeout down 18-15.
• Arcadia jumped out to a 6-2 lead to start the fourth set. Stevenson slowly chipped away at its deficit until it scored eight of the match's final nine points

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Joseph tied a match-high 16 kills, while adding three block assists and 20 digs.
• Ryan totaled 12 kills
• Freshman Julia Paliwodzinski led all players with 39 assists
• Junior Katie Wilson totaled five block assists and one solo block
• Sophomore Emily Eng recorded a match-high 26 digs
• The Knights scored 62 points on 50 kills, four aces and eight blocks
• Stevenson totaled 73 points on 61 kills, two aces and 10 blocks

NOTES:

• Joseph moved into sole possession of third place on the single-season kills list with 280
• Paliwodzinski's 618 assists this season are the fifth most in any season in program history
• Eng registered a pair of aces to move into fourth place on the all-time single-season list with 63

STILL TO COME:

• Arcadia now awaits a potential bid into the ECAC Division III Championship Tournament. Tournament selections will be announced Monday.