WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Allegheny volleyball team traveled to Washington and Jefferson Friday (Oct. 23) for a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match, battling past the Presidents for a four-set victory.
The Gators captured the sets 25-20, 26-28, 25-19, 26-24.
The Presidents held an 11-5 lead in the opening set before the Gators pulled within a point after a 5-0 run. Later in the set, another 5-0 run put the Gators in front, 20-18. The set ended on a 3-0 run by the Gators with kills by
Reilly Mendez (Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos) and
Carlee Pepperman (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area) and an ace by
Bella Johnson (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) as they won it 25-20.
The momentum carried over to the second set for the Gators as they opened on a 4-0 run. W&J would tie it up at seven as the teams battled back-and-forth. Late in the set, the Presidents went on a 4-0 run as they took a 20-17 lead. Allegheny tied it back up at 22. The Gators staved off three set points before eventually falling 28-26.
The Presidents led 4-3 in the third set before a 5-0 Gator run gave them the advantage. Their lead dropped to two, 14-12, before a 3-0 Allegheny run brought about a W&J timeout. The Presidents were unable to make up the difference following the timeout as the Gators took a 2-1 lead in the match after winning the third set 25-19.
The teams battled back-and-forth throughout the fourth set with neither side finding a major advantage early on. With the Gators leading 14-13, the Presidents went on a 6-0 run to gain the advantage. Trailing 22-17, the Gators strung together a 6-0 run to take the lead. The Presidents' would win the next two points to earn a set point, but Fatola tied it back up with a kill. An ace by Pepperman awarded the Gators a match point, which they won on a bad set to take the match in four sets.
Inside the Box
- Marissa Rish (Burton, Ohio/Berkshire) registered her seventh triple-double of the season, ending the match with a team-high 14 kills and 22 assists to go alongside 11 digs. She also had three aces and assisted on three blocks.
- Pepperman had a 15 dig, 11 kill double-double with a team-high four aces.
- Mendez was in double-digits with 10 kills.
- Fatola had eight kills while assisting on four blocks.
- Joanna Miller (Pittsburgh, Pa./Gateway) added 18 assists, eight digs and two aces.
- Duru Akbas (Ankara, Turkey/Layton Christian Academy (Utah)) led the team with 21 digs.
- Johnson finished with nine digs and a pair of aces.
News and Notes
- Allegheny is now 12-7 all-time against W&J.
- Rish is tied for second in Division III with seven triple-doubles.
Up Next
The Gators are back at home Wednesday (Oct. 28) when they host Grove City.
