WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's volleyball team earned an important MAC Freedom victory on the road against King's College on Tuesday evening, winning 3-1. The Knights (20-5, 4-2 MAC Freedom) opened with a dominant 25-12 first-set win before dropping the second set, 25-21. Arcadia responded by taking the final two sets, 25-22 and 27-25.
The Knights hit .180 for the match while holding the Monarchs to a .095 hitting percentage. Devon Young led all players with 17 kills, Raegan Oursler recorded a match-high six service aces, Chana Rothschild led all players with five blocks, Bryana Saenz dished out 25 assists, and Avery Bell led all players with 20 digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE: Arcadia 25 – King's 12
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After falling behind 2-0 early, the Knights responded with an 11-0 run featuring three kills from Young, kills from Rothschild and Morgan Orsulak, solo blocks from Rothschild and Orsulak, and a service ace from Oursler.
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Orsulak, Anna Keer, and Young followed with kills before an ace from Alliy Kulas extended the Arcadia lead to 15-7. The Knights added back-to-back points on a kill from Oursler and another block from Rothschild.
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A kill from Rothschild and two service aces from Oursler capped a 5-0 run. After King's scored twice, Young's kill and Keer's solo block secured the 25-12 set victory.
SET TWO: King's 25 – Arcadia 21
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Rothschild opened the scoring for Arcadia with a solo block, but King's responded with an 8-0 run before Rothschild recorded a kill. Keer followed with a kill to spark a 4-0 Arcadia run, cutting the Monarchs' lead to 10-6.
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With King's leading 14-7, Kaitlyn Small recorded a kill before a kill and a block from Rothschild helped spark a 3-0 run. Arcadia continued to battle back with a 4-0 run featuring a kill from Mia Beckett and three consecutive kills from Young, pulling within 16-15.
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Solo blocks from Beckett and Young, along with kills from Young and Keer, brought Arcadia within 22-19. Rothschild added one more kill, but King's held on to win the set, 25-21.
SET THREE: Arcadia 25 – King's 22
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The Knights capitalized on early King's miscues before a service ace from Oursler gave Arcadia a 3-0 lead. Back-to-back kills from Beckett, followed by a kill from Young and an ace from Kulas, extended the advantage to 7-3.
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Oursler's consecutive kills sparked a 3-0 run, and another kill from Oursler pushed the Arcadia lead to 13-7. Small added a kill to make it 16-10 before King's rallied with a 6-0 run to even the set.
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Oursler recorded the next four kills for Arcadia and added a service ace to give the Knights a 22-20 lead. Young then delivered the final three kills to secure the 25-22 set win.
SET FOUR: Arcadia 27 – King's 25
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Beckett and Oursler opened the set with kills, while additional kills from Beckett and Rothschild helped Arcadia take a 5-2 lead. Three more kills from Oursler, along with kills from Young and Bell, extended the advantage to 11-6.
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The Monarchs answered with a 4-1 run, but the Knights responded with a 4-0 stretch fueled by a kill from Beckett and blocks involving Beckett, Rothschild, Keer, and Young.
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Kills from Young, Keer, and Beckett extended Arcadia's lead to 19-13. Oursler added a kill to make it 21-17, and consecutive kills from Young and Rothschild pushed the advantage to 23-19.
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King's rallied to tie the set at 24-24. Young's kill put Arcadia back in front, 25-24, before a kill from Oursler and a final King's error sealed the 27-25 set victory and the match.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Kills: Young (17), Oursler (14), Rothschild (8)
Aces: Oursler (6), Kulas (2)
Blocks: Rothschild (5), Young (2), Keer (2)
Assists: Saenz (25), Small (19), Bell (3)
Digs: Bell (20), Oursler (15), Saenz (11)
UP NEXT
The Knights return home for their penultimate regular-season match on Saturday, hosting Misericordia in a MAC Freedom matchup at 2 p.m.
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