HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Arcadia women's volleyball team split their day at Juniata College, picking up a win against Randolph-Macon College, 3-1, and facing a 3-0 setback from No. 16 Juniata College. Junior Lauren Enfield led the Knights offense with 31 kills on the day, while junior Julia Paliwodzinski tallied 62 assists across the two matches. Freshman Kayleigh McDonough and Paliwodzinski both had two blocks on the day, and Paliwodzinski led the Scarlet and Grey with four service aces.

ARCADIA 3, RANDOLPH-MACON 1
HOW IT HAPPENED

-The Knights took the first set 25-12 against the Yellow Jackets, thanks to a 10 point run led by three kills from Enfield, a service ace from senior Emily Eng, and errors by Randolph-Macon. A pair of kills by junior Allison Elechko, along with a service ace from junior Julia Paliwodzinski and a kill from freshman Kayleigh McDonough sealed the 25-12 first set victory for Arcadia.

-Randolph-Macon kept the second set close, but the Knights pulled away with a 25-23 win. After a service error by Arcadia, an Enfield Kill, a service ace by Eng, and a kill apiece from senior Kaylee Bumpus and freshman Michelle Frank put the Knights ahead. Randolph-Macon exchanged points with the Knights to keep the middle of the set close, and eventually took the lead on a 4 point run with kills from Bailey Jones and Kai Cunningham. Arcadia quickly regained the lead thanks to a kill from Elechko and a few Yello Jacket errors. Randolph-Macon wasn't finished, as two Cunningham kills, a service ace from Madison Warlick, and a kill from Alexia Wolfe helped put Randolph-Macon ahead 21-18. Arcadia came back to tie the set at 23, and eventually won the second set with a kill from Enfield and two attack errors from the Yellow Jackets.

-Randolph-Macon game out with a fire and took the third set, 25-20. The Yellow Jackets went on a four point run, but the Knights battled back with kills from Enfield and Elechko. After conceding the lead again, the Knights came back to tie the set with kills from Frank, junior Maddie Hall, and a service ace from sophomore Jazlyn Surell. Randolph-Macon pulled ahead and, despite five consecutive points from the Knights, kept the lead to take the third set.

-The Knights fell behind in the fourth set, but consistent three and four point runs put the Scarlet and Grey ahead. Elechko tallied two kills and two service aces during two separate Knights runs that were only separated by a kill from Angela Tender, and the Knights were ahead 18-11. The Yellow Jackets battled back with three kills from Miranda Hall and one from Wolfe to come within one. A kill from Enfield and a service ace from Paliwodzinski helped the Knights create some separation from Randolph-Macon and ultimately win the fourth set*

KNIGHT LEADERS
-Kills: Enfield 36, Elechko 27
-Aces: Eng 3, Paliwodzinski 2
-Blocks: McDonough 2
-Assists: Paliwodzinski 17
-Digs: Eng 7

JUNIATA 3, ARCADIA 0
HOW IT HAPPENED

-In the first set, Arcadia challenged the Golden Eagles from the beginning. After being tied at 5, Juniata went on a 6 point run to pull ahead. The Knights fought back to gain two more points before Juniata went on another run, this time scoring 8 unanswered points. The Scarlet and Grey attempted to rally, as Enfield tallied 5 kills which, along with Juniata errors, helped bring the Knights within reach. After two attack errors and a ball handling error, Juniata took the first set 25-15.

-The Knights bounced back in the second set and went back and forth with the Golden Eagles. For most of the set, when the Knights gave up points, they rallied back to either tie or go ahead. After a timeout by Arcadia, Juniata tallied three straight points on a bad set, a service ace by Aly Reardon, and a kill by Marie Gonsar. After a kill from Emma Davis, making the score 18-24, the Knights went on a five point run to come within one of the Golden Eagles. Senior Kaylee Bumpus started the rally with a kill, followed by two kills from Enfield, one from freshman Michelle Frank, and a bad set by Juniata. The Knights didn't have enough in the tank to complete the comeback, as a kill from Davis sealed the second set win for the Golden Eagles, 25-23.

-The third set was within reach for the Knights until Juniata went on a five point run to make the score 19-9. The Scarlet and Gray eventually narrowed the deficit to 15-24, but a kill from Dejia Danhi sealed the win for the Golden Eagles.

KNIGHT LEADERS
-Kills: Enfield 14, Bumpus 7
-Aces: Hale 1
-Blocks: Paliwodzinski 2
-Assists: Paliwodzinski 24
-Digs: Eng 11

UP NEXT
Arcadia (15-13, 5-1 MAC Commonwealth) travels to Susquehanna on Wednesday, October 30 for the last non-conference matchup of the season, with a 7 p.m. start time.