La Plume, PA – Keystone College wrapped up the Colonial States Athletic Conference portion of their schedule with a four-set victory over visiting Gwynedd Mercy University in a CSAC volleyball match on Wednesday night.  The Giants improve to 19-5 overall on the season and a 9-2 mark in league play.  Keystone's 19 wins this season are now tied for the second-most in a single year, trailing only the 1992 squad that went 22-9.
 
With a win, Keystone clinches at least the #3 seed in next week's CSAC playoffs which begin on Tuesday with first round action.  The Giants' seed for the conference tournament will be determined by Thursday's match between Neumann University and Centenary College.  A Neumann win would lock Keystone into the #3 seed and a home match on Tuesday while a Centenary win would give the Giants the #2 seed, a first round bye, and a home semifinal game on Thursday.
 
Prior to Wednesday's match, Keystone honored senior Carol Mosier (Hunlock Creek, PA/Lake-Lehman), who will finish her career in the top-10 in program history in all major statistical categories including ranking as the Giants' all-time leader in assists.  Mosier celebrated her Senior Night by putting down five kills and posted her sixth double-double of the season on 14 assists and 10 digs in Keystone's win.
 
Keystone raced out to a 16-4 advantage in the opening set and held off a late push by Gwynedd Mercy to score a 25-17 win in the first frame.  The Giants started fast again in set two, staking out a 16-6 lead and cruised to a 25-12 win to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Gwynedd Mercy (9-20, 5-6 CSAC) opened up a 13-9 lead in the third game before Keystone rallied to go ahead 18-16.  The Griffins tied the score three times before using a four-point run to open up a 24-21 lead, and following a Keystone  point on a service error by the visitors, Gwynedd Mercy won the set 25-22 to make it a 2-1 contest.
 
The Giants came out firing on all cylinders in the fourth set, scoring the first seven points.  The Griffins battled back to within six points at 15-9, but Keystone scored 10 of the set's final 12 points to seal the win with a 25-11 decision in game four.
 
Kristen Larkin (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) led all players with 14 kills to go along with two blocks while Hannah Zuchowski (Wellsboro, PA/Wellsboro Area) recorded nine kills, 18 digs, and a match-high five service aces.  Monique Paogofie (Waianae, HI/Waianae) posted seven kills on 11 attacks while Shatia Silas (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) added six kills and two blocks in the win.
 
Sydney Binkley (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) dished out a match-high 28 assists to go along with eight digs while Pamela Heitman (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas) led all players with 20 digs to go along with a pair of aces.  Ashley Williams (Virginia Beach, VA/Green Run) contributed five kills and three aces for Keystone, who served up 15 aces in the win while posting a .252 hitting percentage.
 
Samantha Shearer led Gwynedd Mercy with 11 kills to go along with 14 digs and two blocks.  Lauren Martin handed out a team-best 26 assists while Lauren Tressel paced the squad with 15 digs.  The Griffins finishing the evening with a .056 hitting percentage.
 
Keystone will visit King's College on Friday for a non-conference match starting at 6:00 p.m. in Wilkes-Barre before closing out the regular season at Alfred State University on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.