MIDDLETOWN, PA- The Keystone College volleyball team traveled to Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday evening for a United East Conference matchup at the Capital Union Building, with the Giants continuing their conference schedule against the Nittany Lions.
Keystone recorded 15 kills and 25 digs in the three-set contest, with Anna Johnson (Niles, MI/Niles) distributing 12 assists to lead the Giants' setting efforts. Madison Woods (Camrose, Alberta, Canada/Ecole Camrose Composite) contributed three kills, two assists and five digs, while Nakaya Cridge (New Castle, IN/South Henry School Corporation) added three kills, a service ace and a block assist.
The Giants opened the match with six kills in the first set, hitting .227 as they worked to establish their offensive rhythm. Woods recorded two kills in the opening frame, while Rachel Davis (Mont Belvieu, TX/Barbers Hill) and Aliya Noriega (Anchorage, AK/West Anchorage) each added a kill. Johnson helped facilitate the attack with four assists as Keystone continued to compete against the Nittany Lions.
Penn State Harrisburg took the opening set, 25-11, before the Giants looked to build momentum in the second. Keystone recorded four kills in the frame, with Woods, Cridge, Noriega and Davis each contributing offensively. Johnson continued to direct the offense, adding four more assists as the Giants worked through the middle set.
Keystone recorded five kills in the third set, led by Cridge and Woods, who each finished with three kills for the match. Isabella Buonopane (Wake Forest, N.C./Archbishop Williams) also made an impact off the bench, contributing two kills in one set of action. The Nittany Lions secured the final set, 25-9, to complete the match.
Defensively, Johnson and Woods led Keystone with five digs apiece. Noriega added four digs, while Sydney Frasier (Loveland, CO/Thompson Valley) recorded three. Hannah Ely (Wyalusing, PA/Wyalusing Valley Jr./Sr.) and Naema Alatorre (Brownsville, TX/Idea Frontier) each contributed two digs in limited action as the Giants continued to work across the court.
Johnson finished with 12 assists, while Woods added two assists and Davis contributed one. Cridge recorded Keystone's lone service ace, and Cridge and Woods each finished with a block assist.
Keystone returns home to take on Delaware Valley University on Friday night at 7:00 PM, before hosting the Tri-State Try on Saturday afternoon.
