#5 Saint Mary of the Woods College 2, #8 Penn State Brandywine 0

FINAL SCORE: #5 Saint Mary of the Woods College 2, #8 Penn State Brandywine 0

FIRST SET: 25-15 | SECOND SET: 25-17

TOURNAMENT RECORDS: Saint Mary of the Woods College (3-1), Penn State Brandywine (1-3)

ON THE COURT: Fifth seed Saint Mary of the Woods College Pomeroys defeated eighth seeded Penn State Brandywine Lions in straight sets (25-15, 25-17). The first set was tied early on before Saint Mary of the Woods went out to a 10-6 lead. The Pomeroys extended their lead to 18-11 before winning the set 25-15. Penn State Brandywine quickly took a 5-1 lead in the second set before Saint Mary of the Woods overtook them. Saint Mary of the Woods ended up winning the second set by score of 25-17.

QUICK HITTERS:

  • USCAA First Team All-American Gabriella Slagle lead Saint Mary of the Woods with 7 kills
  • Madeline Howes finished with 6 digs for Saint Mary of the Woods
  • Mary Alvanos had 20 assists while Jessica Coombs had 8 digs for the Pomeroys
  • USCAA Second Team All-American Miranda Biondi had 12 assists and 3 digs for Penn State Brandywine while Halee Kusner lead in kills with 6

PLAYER OF THE MATCH:  Madeline Howes, Saint Mary of the Woods College 

NEXT UP: #1 Florida College takes on #4 Alfred State at 2:30, while #2 SUNY Canton takes on #3 Rochester College

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