EAST STROUDSBURG – The East Stroudsburg University volleyball team pushed their win-streak to seven with a four-set victory over Millersville on Senior Day inside Koehler Fieldhouse. The set scores were 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 25-21.
Despite seeing their 20-set win streak come to an end, the Warriors improve to 15-9 on the season and 10-2 in the PSAC East while the Marauders fall to 10-19 overall and 4-8 in conference play.
With today's win, the Warriors record double digit wins in the PSAC for the third straight year and clinch a berth to the PSAC Tournament for the third consecutive season.
ESU currently holds the second seed with two matches remaining in the regular season.
Notables
- Senior Ali Finch finished with five kills, 40 assists, 21 digs, seven total blocks and one ace
- Senior Jasmine Mooney posted a team-high 11 kills as well as six digs
- Senior Kenzie Guimont and sophomore Claire Choloux each notched 10 kills
- Seven different players recorded a kill for the Warriors
- Emily Meredith anchored the Warriors defensively with a team-high 25 digs. The senior now has 1,594 in her career
- ESU (57) recorded eight more kills and seven fewer attack errors than Millersville (49)
- The Warriors finished with a .194 hitting percentage after recording a mark of .395 in the first set
How it Happened
- It was back-and-forth to open the first set as neither team was able to build much of advantage with the score deadlocked at 11-11. The Warriors proceeded to go on a 9-0 run, through a pair of Millersville's timeouts to grab a 20-11 lead. ESU would go on to close out the set, 25-17, for a 1-0 lead in the match.
- After the Marauders jumped out to a 11-8 lead in the second set, the Warriors scored eight of the next 11 points to grab a two point advantage. Millersville tied the set at 17-17 out of a timeout, but the Warriors answered with a 3-0 sprint to regain the lead. ESU ultimately pulled away from Millersville, scoring five of the next eight points for a 25-20 victory in the second set.
- Despite the Warriors taking a 6-3 advantage to open the third set, the Marauders answered with a 9-2 run to take the lead at 12-8. The Warriors would then fall behind by as many as five points before a timeout helped them cut their deficit to two at 19-17. Following a Millersville timeout, the Marauders went on to defeat the Warriors, 25-22, to cut the lead in the match to 2-1 in favor of ESU.
- ESU went out in front 13-9 to open the fourth set, but Millersville responded with a 7-1 run to take a 16-14 advantage. Following a timeout by ESU, the Warriors answered with a 5-1 sprint of their own to grab a 19-17. Millersville got within two points one more time at 20-18, but the Warriors closed out the Marauders, 25-21, for a 3-1 victory in the match.
Up Next
ESU concludes their regular season on the road next week beginning on Friday at Bloomsburg. First serve between the Huskies and Warriors is set for 7 p.m. inside the Nelson Fieldhouse.
