Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7, Elizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team was in the line-up at the Lycoming Invitational. The Blue Jays walked away from the Invitational with four wins, taking all sets.
Friday, Etown was up against the University of Pittsburgh Bradford and Hartwick College. Against Pitt-Brad, Etown took the 3-1 win taking all the sets easily.
One of the top players was senior Elle Shatto with 21 kills and a total of 56 total attack attempts. Behind Shatto was first-year Bryanna Miller with 15 kills and 46 total attack attempts. Sophomores Allison Fischer and Shelly Yohe made several kills that helped Etown take the win.
Against Hartwick, the final score 3-2 was again won by the Blue Jays. The game had five sets and Etown took the win in the third, fourth and fifth sets. The leaders in the number of kills were Shatto (15), Fischer (11) and Miller (nine). Sophomore Rileigh Hudock led in assists with a total of 28 followed by first-year Sarah Hanks with 14.
Saturday, Sept. 7, Etown was up against two other opponents, Lycoming College and Alfred State College. Etown yet again took both wins.
In the game against Lycoming the final score of 3-2 was made within five sets. The first set didn’t start well for the Blue Jays, with Lycoming taking the first three points, but with a turn-around by Miller, Etown was able to catch up and take the 25-point win by the end of the set.
A kill by Fischer gave Etown the point lead which helped lead the team to the overall win.
The third set win was taken by Lycoming, sending the game into the fourth set, which Lycoming also won. Etown came back in the fifth set, where the game was won.
Miller was in the lead for the number of kills in this game at 20, and Hanks led with 29 assists.
The Alfred State game ended in an Etown win of 3-0. The top three Blue Jays in kills were Yohe (nine), Shatto (seven) and Miller (seven).
Hudock came in with the most numbers of assists at 14, followed by Hanks with 11.
The team now has an overall season record of 8-1 and is on a seven-game winning streak with lots of games ahead of them.
“Fans should look forward to seeing fast-paced games with a lot of intensity,” Shatto said. “They should also look forward to our Dig Pink match where we have some fun activities in addition to the game as we raise money for breast cancer.”
The women will be having their Elizabethtown Tri-Match Saturday, Sept. 14, with the first game against Clarks Summit University starting at 12 p.m.
