WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- The East Stroudsburg University women's volleyball team completed the series sweep of West Chester with a straight-set victory Friday night. Set scores were 25-15, 25-19, and 25-15.
The Warriors took advantage of Golden Rams errors, as West Chester combined for 36 attacking and service errors. Despite recording just 30 kills, their third-lowest total of the season, the Warriors posted a season-best hitting percentage of .393.
Jadyn Orava led the Warriors with 13 kills, while Harry Berry added six kills with a .714 hitting percentage and Rylee Ruggiero contributed five. Defensively, Berry and Ruggiero each recorded four blocks. Kyra Bishop finished with 22 assists and two service aces, while Georgia Stevens also tallied two aces.
Set 1: The teams traded points early before the Warriors used a 5-0 run to take a 7-3 lead. West Chester responded with a 4-0 run to tie the score at 8-8. The teams continued trading points, with ESU holding the advantage until an 8-0 run closed out the set for the Warriors, 25-15. The run featured four Golden Rams attacking errors, a kill from Ruggiero, a block, and three consecutive kills from Berry to end the set.
Set 2: West Chester held the early lead until ESU tied the score at 7-7 and took the lead following a 4-0 run, 9-7. The Warriors extended their advantage to six points after a 7-1 run. The Golden Rams cut the deficit to three at 18-15 and later came within one at 20-19. However, the Warriors responded with five straight points to win the second set, 25-19. The run featured a pair of service aces from Bishop and kills from Orava.
Set 3: The Warriors opened the set with a 3-0 run, highlighted by a block from Ruggiero and Kailynn Dupre, to take a 6-3 lead. ESU extended its lead to seven after another block from Ruggiero and Berry made it 14-7. West Chester responded with a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to three at 14-11, but the Warriors answered with four straight points following a timeout. ESU continued to build its lead with another 4-0 run, highlighted by a kill from Orava and a block by Dupre, to go ahead 24-14. The Golden Rams added one final kill before a service error secured the set for the Warriors, 25-15, completing the sweep.
Up Next
The Warriors return to action tomorrow, October 17, when they wrap up their road stretch at Millersville.
