Clarks Summit, PA – Baptist Bible College staved off three match points in the fifth set of Tuesday night's Colonial States Athletic Conference match against Keystone College before emerging with a 20-18 decision in the frame to claim an epic, five-set battle between the local rivals.  The Defenders improve to 8-17 overall and level their conference record at 4-4 while the Giants slip to 9-14 this fall and 3-6 in league play.    
 
Hannah Zuchowski (Wellsboro, PA/Wellsboro Area) recorded a match-high 26 kills on the night, setting a new Keystone single-season record for kills.  The sophomore now has 367 kills this fall to eclipse the mark of 356 that she set last fall.
 
Keystone won Tuesday evening's first set 25-14 before Baptist Bible leveled the match with a tight, 25-23 decision in the second set.  The Defenders took a 2-1 advantage with a 25-15 victory in game three, but the Giants countered with a 25-20 win in the fourth frame to force the deciding fifth set. 
 
Keystone led 9-6 in the fifth set and would hold match-point serves at 14-13, 15-14, and 16-15, but Baptist Bible would keep the match alive each time.  The Giants battled off two match points for the Defenders, but the hosts ultimately prevailed 20-18 to claim the match.
 
Callie Kitowski led Baptist bible with 13 kills on the night while Taryn Fritz contributed a double-double on 10 kills and 16 digs.  Bonnie Bouvier dished out 20 assists to go along with 14 digs while Hannah Rehm contributed a match-high 35 digs to go along with 19 assists for the Defenders.  Emily Harding was the fifth player for the hosts in double figure digs with 14 on the night.
 
Zuchowski's 26 kills matched a career-high to lead Keystone and the sophomore finished with her 11^th double-double of the season by adding 17 digs.  Ciera Scepaniak (Vestal, NY/Vestal) added her fifth double-double of the fall including her fourth in the Giants' last five matches, with 10 kills and 21 digs while Shatia Silas (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) chipped in with seven kills and total blocks on the evening.
 
Carol Mosier (Hunlock Creek, PA/Lake-Lehman) led all players with 42 assists to go along with a season-high 19 digs for her third double-double of the year.  Anya Cerniglia (Great Meadows, NJ/Hackettstown) led Keystone with 25 digs on the night while Dana Carey (Tunkhannock, PA/Tunkhannock) picked up 17 digs in the match as the Giants held a slim, 101-97 edge in digs for the contest.     
 
Keystone will next play in the St. Joseph's College Tournament this weekend in Long Island, New York.  The Giants will take on Ramapo College at 4:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon before an 8:00 p.m. match up against Alfred State College.  On Saturday, Keystone will play the host Golden Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning before closing out the tournament at noon against New Jersey City University.