Behrend, PA - The Oberlin College volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday, topping Pitt-Greensburg in straight sets (25-15, 25-8, 25-21), but would later fall to the Lions of Penn State Behrend in four sets (9-25, 25-11, 18-25, 21-25).
Oberlin now sits at 13-7 overall, but as it was happening the North Coast Athletic Conference announced that the Yeowomen secured the fourth seed in the upcoming in NCAC Tournament and will host the fifth-seeded Hiram College Terriers on Tuesday, November 7 at 7 p.m.
Pitt-Greensburg Recap
The Oberlin offense was paced by
Cami Sweet, who finished with 15 kills in the match while accumulating a hitting percentage of .423. Sweet also added six block assists in the win.
Zeynep Kaya chipped in 11 finishes, while
Iris Archibald led the back row with 15 digs.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Yeowomen grabbed control on the first point and held the lead the rest of the way to secure the first set by 10 points. Collecting 15 kills in the process, Oberlin also got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Pittsburgh-Greensburg attacks in the stanza.
SET 2 | Oberlin won set two 25-8 to promptly grab a 2-0 lead. The Yeowomen led early on at 5-4 and held the lead the advantage rest of the way. Oberlin opened its biggest lead of the stanza, 17 points and racked up 16 kills along the way. The Oberlin offense also got a boost from four aces in the session.
SET 3 | Oberlin took the third set to finish off the match in the tightest session of the match. Oberlin took the lead for good at 21-20 in a set that showcased four lead changes before the Yeowomen pulled away.
Game Notes
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Taylor Gwynne had a match-high three aces in the win to go along with 28 digs
» Oberlin finished the season 5-1 in neutral site matches
» It was Oberlin's second win over Pitt-Greensburg this season
» Oberlin hit .295 for the match with 42 kills, while the Panthers finished at -.045 with just 16 kills against 20 errors
Penn State Behrend Recap
Sweet finished with 19 kills, hitting .405 for the match with just four errors on 37 swings.
Lauren Sands added nine send-downs, while
Julia Hall contributed seven in the setback.
Defensively, OC had three players reach double figures in digs as Archibald and
Jillian Jendsen each finished with 16, while
Suada Duvette chipped in with 10.
Game Notes
» Archibald had a team-high two aces in the loss
» Oberlin attackers were helped by a match-high 37 assists from Gwynne
» Gwynne and Kaya each had two aces
» Oberlin is just 1-4 in true road matches
Oberlin will be back in action on Tuesday night at Heidelberg University. The first serve is set for 7 p.m.
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