BLOOMSBURG – The East Stroudsburg University volleyball team recorded a sweep of Bloomsburg on Friday night, defeating the Huskies 25-23, 25-23, 25-17 inside Nelson Field House
The Warriors go to 9-8 overall, 3-1 in the conference and 7-0 all-time against the Huskies, who fall to 3-14 on the season and 1-3 in the PSAC East.
Notables vs. Bloomsburg
- Junior Claire Choloux notched her second double-double of the year and first since the season-opener, recording a team-high 13 kills and 11 digs
- Freshman Anna Coulter had double-figures in kills with 10 (.318 hitting percentage), to go along with two aces, blocks and digs a piece
- Makaela McComas recorded her third double-double of the season as the sophomore finished with 15 assists and 13 digs
- Freshman Sydney Lewellin continues to distribute the ball in excellent fashion for the Warriors after totaling 20 assists, marking the fifth time in the last six games she has reached 20+
- Junior Makayla Baca recorded her fourth straight 20+ dig effort after recording 22
- ESU held a slight edge in kills over the Huskies, 42-39, but forced Bloomsburg into 15 more errors (24-15)
- The Warriors also held the advantage in blocks (10-7) and aces (5-3)
How it Happened vs. Bloomsburg
- With the Warriors ahead 3-2 out of the gate, Bloomsburg responded by scoring seven of the next 10 points to grab a 9-6 advantage. ESU answered back quickly with a 4-0 run to go in front 10-9, before the teams proceeded to trade the next several points with the Huskies knotting it up at 18-18. After a Warriors' timeout, they looked to be in control as a 6-2 spurt put them ahead 24-20, but not before Bloomsburg fought their way back to make the finals set score 25-23 which gave ESU a 1-0 advantage in the match.
- Bloomsburg came out swinging in the second set, recording three straight kills before the Warriors rattled off a 7-0 run to grab a 7-3 edge. The Huskies would stay in striking distance, trailing by no more than three points on several occasions (9-6, 10-7, 11-8, 12-9, 13-10), but not until the Warriors stretched their lead to 15-10. With ESU still up by five, Bloomsburg put together a 4-0 run to pull within one point at 18-17. Not even a Warriors' timeout out could slow down the Huskies, who rallied all the way back go in front 21-20. However, ESU settled back in, scoring five of the final seven points to earn a 25-23 set two win and 2-0 lead over Bloomsburg.
- It was back and forth to begin the third set until the Warriors scored five of seven points over a stretch to go up 12-8. Just like in the previous frames, the Huskies answered right back with a 4-0 run to even the score at 12-12, but ESU quickly answered with five straight points to regain a 17-12 lead. The teams would swap the remaining points of the frame, as the Warriors held on 25-18, for a 3-0 sweep of Bloomsburg.
Up Next
- The Warriors head right back out to the middle of the state tomorrow for a PSAC East match against Lock Haven at 7 p.m. inside Thomas Fieldhouse
