HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Arcadia University women's volleyball team dropped a MAC Freedom Conference match on the road at Stevens on Tuesday evening in straight sets, falling 11-25, 13-25, and 12-25. With the loss, the Knights fell to 12-14 overall and 2-4 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

SET ONE: Arcadia 11 – Stevens 25
• The Knights jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead behind an ace from Bryana Saenz and a kill from Devon Young before the Ducks responded with a 6-0 run.
• Arcadia attempted to rally, getting kills from Young, Maddie Gavin Ruple, Julia Archelle, Chana Rothschild, and Saenz.
• Stevens used several extended scoring runs throughout the remainder of the set to take the opener, 25-11.

SET TWO: Arcadia 13 – Stevens 25
• The Knights earned their first three points of the set on service errors from Stevens, but the Ducks pushed their lead to 10-3.
• Gavin Ruple and Rothschild each picked up kills to cut the lead to 14-8, but Stevens responded with a 4-0 run to extend its advantage.
• Arcadia got one final pair of kills from Young and Archelle before Stevens closed out the set, 25-13, to take a 2-0 lead.

SET THREE: Arcadia 12 – Stevens 25
• Following an ace from Kylie Strange and a kill by Rothschild, Arcadia led 4-2 before the Ducks used a 5-0 run to regain the lead, 7-4.
• Kills from Rothschild and Saenz, along with blocks from Gavin Ruple and Saenz, made it a 13-8 Stevens advantage.
• An 11-2 run by the Ducks put the set out of reach, as the Knights added a point off a service error and one final kill from Archelle before Stevens closed out the set and match, 25-12.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Kills: Rothschild (6), Young (4), Archelle (4)
Aces: Strange (1), Saenz (1)
Blocks: Rothschild (1), Saenz (1), Archelle (1)
Assists: Saenz (15), Young (1), Ally Kulas (1)
Digs: Young (8), Kailyn Riggi (5), Hannah Sanchez (4)

UP NEXT
The Knights will hit the road one final time for the penultimate match of the regular season, stepping out of conference play to face Bryn Mawr College on Saturday.

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