Morristown, NJ –
Hannah Zuchowski (Wellsboro, PA/Wellsboro Area) collected a match-high 15 kills, the last of which was the 1,000
th of her collegiate career, to carry Keystone College to a three-set victory at the College of Saint Elizabeth in non-conference volleyball action on Wednesday night. Zuchowski, the Giants' all-time leader in career kills, is the first player in program history to reach the milestone.
Keystone, who improved to 12-3 on the season with the victory, took a 1-0 lead with a 25-15 victory in the first game of Wednesday's contest before a 25-20 decision in the second set gave the visitors a two games to none advantage. The Giants then closed out the victory with a 25-11 set three, with Keystone's 23rd point of the game coming on Zuchowski's milestone kill.
In addition to her match-high 15 kills, Zuchowski capped her milestone night by leading all players with five service aces while finishing a dig shy of a double-double after picking up nine digs on the night.
Taylor Beatty (Virginia Beach, VA/Ocean Lakes) and
Shatia Silas (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) added four kills apiece for Keystone, who posted a .284 hitting percentage on the night.
Carol Mosier (Hunlock Creek, PA/Lake-Lehman) and
Sydney Binkley (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) tied for the team-lead with 14 assists with Mosier and
Ashley Williams (Virginia Beach, VA/Green Run) matching each other with a match-best three blocks apiece.
Binkley added four aces while
Shaylah Ware (Newark, NJ/Science Park) contributed seven digs and three aces on the night.
Pamela Heitman (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas) paced the Giants defensively with 14 digs and
Victoria Homfeld (Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge) also picked up seven digs. Williams also chipped in with six digs and two aces in the victory.
Saint Elizabeth (9-8) was paced by Carolina Marte's eight kills while Mikaela Gongora added six kills in the loss. Nicole Morera dished out a match-best 20 assists and tied with Marte for the team-lead with nine digs for the Eagles, who hit .125 on the night.
Keystone will return to the court with a pair of matches in Baltimore on Saturday. The Giants will take on Notre Dame of Maryland University in a Colonial States Athletic Conference match at 4:00 p.m. followed by a non-conference tilt against Goucher College. Both matches will be played at Notre Dame of Maryland.