EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The East Stroudsburg University women's volleyball team earned a four-set victory over Bloomsburg Tuesday evening, led by a standout performance from Rylee Ruggiero. Set scores were 25-17, 25-15, 19-25, and 25-19.
Ruggiero recorded a career-high 17 kills with a .417 hitting percentage and added six total blocks. Jadyn Orava followed with 13 kills, five service aces, and 12 digs, while Kelly Crites contributed eight kills and one service ace. Harry Berry led the Warriors with seven total blocks and added two kills. Allison Flynn paced ESU with 21 digs, while Kyra Bishop recorded 35 assists.
Set 1: Bishop opened the first set with a service ace. A 5-0 run extended ESU's advantage to 11-5, and another 5-0 run pushed the lead to 10 at 21-11. Bloomsburg responded with a late 4-0 run to cut the deficit to seven at 23-16, but two Huskies errors gave the Warriors the opening set, 25-17.
Set 2: The Warriors jumped out to an early 8-1 lead, highlighted by two kills from Orava and three from Ruggiero. Ruggiero added her sixth kill of the set before Orava followed with consecutive service aces to extend ESU's lead to 18-11. The Warriors maintained their advantage, and a final kill from Kailynn Dupre secured the second set, 25-15.
Set 3: ESU held the early lead before Bloomsburg used a 4-0 run to take a 6-4 advantage. Another 4-0 run extended the Huskies' lead to 10-6. ESU came within two points at 11-9, but an 8-3 run put Bloomsburg back ahead by seven, 19-12. The teams then traded points to close out the set before a final Bloomsburg kill gave the Huskies the third set, 25-19.
Set 4: Ruggiero opened the fourth set with back-to-back kills to give ESU a 2-0 lead. The teams traded points before a 4-0 Warriors run extended their advantage to 13-8. Bloomsburg cut the deficit to two at 14-12, but ESU responded with a 3-0 run. The Huskies again pulled within two at 19-17, but the Warriors closed out the match with a 7-2 run to take the set, 25-19, and secure the four-set victory.
Up Next
The Warriors return to action on Saturday, October 24, when they host the Lock Haven Bald Eagles.
