LANGHORNE, PA- Nakaya Cridge (New Castle, IN/South Henry School Corporation), Isabella Buonopane (Wake Forest, N.C./Archbishop Williams) and Aliya Noriega (Anchorage, AK/West Anchorage) each recorded three kills, while Madison Woods (Camrose, Alberta, Canada/Ecole Camrose Composite) led Keystone with six digs as the Giants faced Cairn University in United East Conference women's volleyball action Wednesday evening at the Mason Activity Center.
Cairn took the match in three sets, 25–9, 25–6 and 25–16. Keystone moved to 6–25 overall and 2–7 in conference play, while the Highlanders improved to 14–8 overall and 6–3 in the United East.
Cridge paced the Giants with 4.5 points, pairing her three kills with a solo block and a block assist. Buonopane contributed five digs and a block assist alongside her three kills, while Noriega added three digs and a block assist to round out the trio leading Keystone's attack.
Woods provided contributions across several areas, finishing with two kills, an assist and a service ace in addition to her team-high six digs. Anna Johnson (Niles, MI/Niles) directed the offense with eight assists and added five digs and an ace.
Keystone recorded four kills in an opening set that included two ties and two lead changes. The Giants followed with their highest kill total of the evening in the second frame, putting down five before Cairn secured a two-set advantage.
The Giants posted their highest point total of the match in the third set, collecting 16 points and four kills. Cairn hit .125 in the final frame, its lowest percentage of the evening, before closing out the conference contest.
Sydney Frasier (Loveland, CO/Thompson Valley) supplied four digs and a kill for Keystone, while Hannah Ely (Wyalusing, PA/Wyalusing Valley Jr./Sr.) finished with a kill, an assist, three digs and a block assist. Nat Reyes (Lamont, CA/Arvin) also contributed three digs.
Lilly Mittelstadt (Calgary, Alberta, Canada/St. Francis) added two assists and a dig in two sets of action. Rachel Davis (Mont Belvieu, TX/Barbers Hill) recorded an assist, and Taylor Stephenson (Duryea, PA/Pittston Area) and Kayjanai Gatlin (San Bernardino, CA/Rialto) each contributed a dig.
Keystone totaled 33 digs, with Woods, Buonopane and Johnson combining for 16. At the net, the Giants registered three team blocks, matching Cairn's total. Cridge participated in two of those blocks, while Buonopane, Ely and Noriega each contributed a block assist. Woods and Johnson accounted for Keystone's two service aces.
The Giants round out their 2026 campaign with their final game at Penn State Brandywine on October 31 at 12:00 PM.
