ALLENTOWN, Pa.- The Keystone College women's volleyball team lost to United East opponent, Cedar Crest College, in four sets Tuesday evening with scores of 25-22, 18-25, 3-25, 15-25.
Serenity Marshall (Ridgefield, Wash./Ridgefield) added six kills and seven digs. Rachel Davis (Mont Belvieu, Tex./Barber Hills) had five kills and three total blocks. Jamilah Higgins (Cincinnati, Ohio/Purcell Martin) recorded four kills. Naema Alatorre (Brownsville, Tex./Idea Frontier) chipped in with nine assists and two service aces.
Nataly Bermudez (Las Vegas, NV/Valley) recorded 24 digs while Nat Reyes (Lamont, Calif./Arvin) and Hailey Mowry (Vail, Ariz./Cienega) had 11 and 10 digs, respectively.
The Falcons were paced by Elise Everett who had 22 kills and a .543 hitting percentage. Tianlly Davila dished out 28 assists and eight service aces. Phoebe Pietila anchored the back row with 27 digs.
In the first set, Keystone dug in and made it tight. The Giants leaned on their balanced offense as Marshall, Davis, and Higgins, all recorded kills. Keystone edged ahead late with a service ace by Davis to make it 23-21, but the Falcons got a point off a service error. The Giants were able to close out the first set off a Cedar Crest service error and an Alatorre service ace.
The second set saw the Falcons extend their mid-match consistency. Keystone had moments as Marshall pounded a kill to rally at 3-8, and Bermudez's kill earned a rally point. However, Cedar Crest's reliability in offense and defense carried them ahead. A run late in the set broke open the margin, and the Giants could not recover.
Cedar Crest started the third set red hot as they scored 17 unanswered points off a barrage of aces, kills, and unforced errors. After the Giants grabbed their first point, the Falcons would close out the third set on an 8-2 run.
The Falcons used the momentum from the third set and were able to capture the fourth set and match.
Cedar Crest led in several statistical categories as they posted a 46-24 margin on kills and tallied 21 service aces, compared to five from the Giants.
Keystone (1-18, 0-5 United East) remains away as they face Penn State Harrisburg tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
