Gophers Down Penn State York

TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College women's volleyball team registered a 3-1 non-conference victory against Penn State York Friday evening at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.  Set scores were 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23.

• Goucher (4-16) fell in an early 8-2 hole.
• Penn State York (15-5) led 15-9 following a Gopher attack error.
• Goucher rallied to tie the set 17-17 on a service ace by Riley Kocell (Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson), but the Nittany Lions responded with three straight points to take a 20-17 lead.
• The Gophers countered with four straight points and took a 21-20 lead on a Necole Stravino (Quezon City, Phillipines/Nandua) service aces.
• With the set tied 22-22, the Gophers scored the final three points and a Elizabeth Bobo (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley) kill closed out the set.

• Goucher again found itself down 8-2, but used an 8-2 run to tie the set 10-10 on a Kailee Turner (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) kill.
• The hosts took a 13-12 lead on a block by Amel Lightfoot (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) and Lucy Hendricks (Fort Bragg, Calif./Fort Bragg).
• The lead changed hands three more times, with a Hendricks kill making it 22-21.
• Penn State York responded with the final four points of the set to tie the match.

• After six ties early, Penn State York scored four straight points to eke out a 13-9 lead.
• Goucher used a 5-1 run to tie the set 14-14 on a block by Hendricks and Lightfoot.
• With the set tied 18-18, a 4-1 Penn State York run gave it a 22-19 lead.
• The Gophers closed out the set with six straight points, with Bobo recording three service aces in the run, including the final two points.

• The Nittany Lions led 13-9 when Goucher scored five straight points capped by an Olivia DeBiasio (Norristown, Pa./Norristown) block to go up 14-13.
• Goucher built up a 22-19 lead following a kill by Turner.
• After another Turner kill made it 24-21, Penn State York staved off two match points and forced Goucher to call a timeout.
• A DeBiasio kill closed out the match.

• Goucher snapped Penn State York's four-match winning streak and stopped a seven-match slide of its own.
• Turner hit .333 for the match and finished with a career-best 19 kills, 15 assists, three service aces and eight digs.  It marked her fourth double-digit kill total of the season.
• Hendricks matcher her career high with 12 kills and also had four block assists.
• Bobo and DeBiasio each added seven kills, with Bobo adding four aces and three block assists.
• Kocell handed out 26 assists.
• Kovach recorded 20 digs and six service aces, leading the Gophers' 19 on the evening.
• Goucher's 19 aces were its second-highest total of the season.
• The Gophers hit .214 for the match and held Penn State York to .168 hitting.
• The match featured 33 ties and 15 lead changes.

WVB | Eniyah Rodriguez and Kailee Turner keep this play alive, and an eventual point for the Gophers!#d3vb #GopherGreatness #GoucherProud pic.twitter.com/x2l1bfmQ5w

— Goucher Gophers (@GoucherSports) October 15, 2022

• Goucher travels to York (Pa.) College on Saturday for a 1 pm non-conference match.
• The Gophers are back home Wednesday, October 19, hosting Catholic in Landmark Conference action at 7 pm at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.