SCRANTON, Pa. - Lock Haven (14-5) beat Lackawanna (0-13) by a 3-1 tally in women's volleyball action on Friday night to notch the team's sixth win in a row.
With the win, the Bald Eagles completed the season sweep of the Falcons and earned the squad's 14th victory of the season which is the highest total since a 21-win campaign in 2015.Â
The first set was over early. Lock Haven led 12-5 after a run of seven straight points on
Maddie Lacelle's service, and the Bald Eagles finished with five aces in the set while Lackawanna committed eight errors.
Lock Haven led the second set 22-7 before Lackawanna scored nine unanswered points behind Kaitlyn Reed's service to get to 22-17. The Falcons got no closer.
Avery Smith's kill made it 24-18, and
Salma Villa Morales ended it when the Falcons' bad set made it 25-18 to put The Haven in front 2-0.Â
The Falcons won the third set but the score stayed tight for most of it. The sides were tied eight times, the last at 18-18. Lackawanna then took four of the next five points, before taking the set at a 25-23 margin.
Lock Haven answered with its best set of the evening in the fourth frame. The Bald Eagles hit .393 in the fourth, with 14 kills and one error on 28 attempts, and led 8-6 before pulling away on a 7-1 stretch.
Katelynn Olmstead's kill made it 25-17 to seal the victory.
Smith hit .727 for the match, with eight kills and no errors on 11 attempts. Olmstead had a season-high 10 kills, while
Demi Ross had nine. Lock Haven hit .216 as a team in the win.
Madelyn Wagner had 19 assists and 11 digs.
Morgan Johnson led the defense with 15 digs, also a season high. Lock Haven finished with 11 aces on the evening.Â
Up Next for Lock Haven:Â
The Bald Eagles return to action on Saturday, October 17 when it hosts Shepherd. Opening serve from Thomas Fieldhouse is set for 6:00 p.m.Â