Box Score LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University volleyball team downed first place Shippensburg University 3-0 (25-20, 30-28, 25-23) tonight in a huge PSAC East matchup at a packed Thomas Fieldhouse.
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LHU (20-13) came out hitting on all cylinders and took the first set, 25-20.Â
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The two teams battled back-and-forth in a thrilling second set before The Haven came away with an epic, 30-28 victory.Â
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The Lady Eagles fell behind early in the third set, but were able to erase a seven-point deficit to take the set, 25-23 and earn the sweep.
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Alex Brehony (Mertztown, Pa./Brandywine Heights) was outstanding for LHU all match. She led the Lady Eagles with 15 kills on just 31 attempts, posting a .381 hitting percentage.
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Cody Anderson (Johnsonburg, Pa./Johnsonburg) turned in a solid nine kills on the evening.
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Bailey Farthing (Dublin, Ohio./Dublin Coffman) added eight kills in the win.
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Sydney Belcastro (Pittsburgh, Pa./Hopewell) recorded 20 digs and served up two aces and
Bethany Burns (Erie, Pa./McDowell) added 10 digs.
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Jessica Brown (Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale) set up the offense all night. She dished out 36 assists and added 12 digs.
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Jill Edwards led SHIP with 16 kills in the match.
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With the win, Lock Haven moves into a tie for third place in the PSAC East with Millersville.
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The Haven and Millersville square off tomorrow (Nov. 16) in the season finale. The winner of the match will earn the third seed in the PSAC playoffs. The Lady Eagles will celebrate senior day at tomorrow's match.
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Match Notes:
Lock Haven moved into a third place tie with Millersville in the PSAC East standings with today's win…The winner of tomorrow's match between Lock Haven and Millersville will earn the No. 3 seed in the PSAC playoffs…
Cody Anderson leads LH with 273 kills on the season…
Jessica Brown leads LH with 1,039 assists thus far…
Bethany Burns leads LH with 513 digs…Brown leads the Lady Eagles with 41 service aces.