EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The East Stroudsburg University women's volleyball team celebrated Senior Day with a straight-set victory over Lackawanna on Saturday afternoon. Set scores were 25-15, 25-22, and 25-7.
Jadyn Orava recorded her 1,000th career kill with an eight-kill performance. Kailynn Dupre added six kills, while three Warriors finished with four kills each. Leah Novatne led ESU with three service aces, while Orava and Kyra Bishop added two each.
Set 1: The Warriors opened the first set with a 4-0 run before taking an 11-2 lead. Lackawanna responded with four straight points to cut the lead to five, 11-6. A 6-1 run by the Warriors extended their lead to 18-8. The Falcons answered with a 5-1 run to make it 19-13. The Warriors finished with a 4-0 run before kills from Orava and Berry secured the first set, 25-15.
Set 2: The Warriors held the early lead until a 4-0 run by the Falcons put ESU behind, 8-6. The teams traded short runs throughout the set until Lackawanna came within one at 23-22. A kill from Hannah McInerney and a service ace from Bishop ended the set, giving ESU the 25-22 win.
Set 3: The Warriors got on the board following a Lackawanna attacking error before a kill from Rylee Ruggiero and back-to-back service aces from Orava gave ESU a 4-0 lead. The Warriors then used a 9-0 run, highlighted by three consecutive kills from Selena Hochendoner, to take a 13-1 advantage. ESU closed the set with an 8-1 run, highlighted by two Orava kills, blocks from Novatne and Ruggiero, and a Bishop service ace.
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The Warriors return to action on the road at Shippensburg on Friday, November 6.
