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Mountain Hawks rebound nicely with 3-1 win at Loyola
11/2/2013 6:16:00 PM | Volleyball
BALTIMORE– The Lehigh volleyball team captured a 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20) victory at Loyola on Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks picked up their fifth straight win over the Greyhounds, and second this year, en route to Lehigh's ninth league win.
"It was a very close match," said head coach Bob Bertucci. "It was a devastating loss last night so the fact that they were able to come back and win today was great. Our serving and passing today was great and we did a fantastic job of attacking with the serve."
Loyola got out to a quick 3-0 start in the first set, but a kill from sophomore Ana Vrhel and a block from Vrhel and sophomore Amy Matula quickly gave the Mountain Hawks a 4-3 lead. The teams went back and forth until the set was knotted at 11. Lehigh proceeded to go on a 5-1 run to take a 16-12 advantage. The Mountain Hawks held onto their lead for the remainder of the set, as Loyola tried to battle back but couldn't find enough points. A kill from Vrhel closed out the set and gave Lehigh a 25-23 win and 1-0 match advantage.
The teams were tied 3-3 early in set two before Loyola used five straight points to take an 8-3 lead. The Mountain Hawks eventually battled back to tie the score at 14 before going on a 4-1 run to gain an 18-15 advantage. The Mountain Hawks led by 23-18 before four straight Greyhound points trimmed Lehigh's lead to 23-22. Kills from Matula and sophomore Leah Turner ended up giving Lehigh the push it needed to give the Mountain Hawks a second straight 25-23 set victory and 2-0 match advantage. Senior Courtney McCutchan tallied five kills during the second set to help the Mountain Hawks hit .297.
The teams battled back and forth at the beginning of the third set as things were knotted at eight early on. The Mountain Hawks took off on a 6-3 run to gain a 14-11 advantage before the Greyhounds fought back to tie it at 15. An exchange of points knotted the score again at 19 before Loyola tallied two straight to lead 21-19. The Mountain Hawks answered with their own two points thanks to kills from McCutchan and sophomore Stephanie Slater to bring the score to 21-21. Two Lehigh errors gave Loyola a 23-21 that the Mountain Hawks couldn't overcome as Loyola claimed the third set, 25-23.
The Greyhounds led 8-3 at the open the fourth set to force Lehigh to call an early timeout. The Mountain Hawks clawed their way back to even the score at 16. Lehigh let loose on an 8-2 run with the help of kills from four separate Mountain Hawks to take a 22-18 lead. Loyola retaliated with two points, but kills from Vrhel, Turner and Matula gave Lehigh a 25-20 set win, and 3-1 match win.
Clark led the Mountain Hawks with 11 kills and a .500 hitting percentage. McCutchan touched down nine kills at tallied a .269 hitting percentage. Charles notched four service aces and 18 digs, while Matula recorded 45 assists and three service aces.
"Amy and Ana competed and played very well," said Bertucci. "Courtney was attacking very well and keeping the team spirit up."
The Mountain Hawks will host their final home match of the season next Friday night at 7 p.m. against Bucknell inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The contest will be aired live on the Patriot League Network.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
LOY
Kills
53
50
Errors
23
22
Attempts
138
124
Hitting %
.217
.226
Points
72.0
63.5
Assists
52
46
Aces
10
6
Blocks
9.0
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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