Wednesday, September 23
7 p.m.
Lehigh University
7-8
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Lafayette
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Lafayette
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Lehigh
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Lehigh suffers straight-set loss to Lafayette
9/23/2015 8:52:00 PM | Volleyball
| Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh volleyball team couldn't get its offense rolling in a 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-19) loss to Lafayette Wednesday night inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall in the Patriot League opener for both teams. The Leopards improve to 9-3 overall with the win and snap an 11-match losing streak to the Mountain Hawks, while Lehigh falls to 7-8 with the loss.(9/23/2015) Volleyball vs. Lafayette, 9/23/15
Lafayette hit .306 as a team and limited Lehigh to a .140 attack percentage. Senior Leah Turner led the Mountain Hawks with 12 kills, while classmate Stephanie Slater followed behind with nine. Senior Amy Matula dished a team-best 15 assists and freshman Emily Develle led the squad with ten digs.
The Leopards got out to a quick 7-2 lead in the opening set to force an early Lehigh timeout. Kills from senior Ana Vrhel, Turner and Matula helped Lehigh string together a 9-6 run that pulled Lehigh within two points at 13-11. Lafayette responded by scoring five of the next six points to go ahead 18-12 and the Leopards eventually held set point at 24-16. Lehigh wouldn't go quietly and used three kills from Turner to help fight off six set points, but a kill from Elizabeth Walsh eventually gave the Leopards a 25-22 set-one win.
The second set started out much like the first as Lafayette grabbed an early 7-2 advantage. The Mountain Hawks scored the next two points to narrow the Leopard advantage to three, but a 9-3 Lafayette run put Lehigh in a 16-7 hole. Back-to-back kills from Turner were followed by a Slater spike to make the score 16-10, but that would be the closest Lehigh would get the rest of the way as Lafayette claimed the second set 25-17 to take a 2-0 match lead.
The Leopards broke open a 4-4 tie with a 7-2 run in the third set to take an 11-6 lead. The Mountain Hawks eventually worked their way back within three at 18-15 with the help of a 5-1 run that saw two kills apiece from Turner and Vrhel. A block from Slater and Vrhel kept Lehigh within three at 22-19, but a kill from Jet Manzi was followed by back-to-back spikes from Brianne Giangiobbe as the Leopards earned a 25-19 set-three win and 3-0 match victory.
The Mountain Hawks remain home this weekend when Lehigh hosts Loyola at 7 p.m. Friday before welcoming Navy at 4 p.m. Saturday. Free video of both matches will be available on the Patriot League Network.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh volleyball team couldn't get its offense rolling in a 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-19) loss to Lafayette Wednesday night inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall in the Patriot League opener for both teams. The Leopards improve to 9-3 overall with the win and snap an 11-match losing streak to the Mountain Hawks, while Lehigh falls to 7-8 with the loss.
Lafayette hit .306 as a team and limited Lehigh to a .140 attack percentage. Senior Leah Turner led the Mountain Hawks with 12 kills, while classmate Stephanie Slater followed behind with nine. Senior Amy Matula dished a team-best 15 assists and freshman Emily Develle led the squad with ten digs.
The Leopards got out to a quick 7-2 lead in the opening set to force an early Lehigh timeout. Kills from senior Ana Vrhel, Turner and Matula helped Lehigh string together a 9-6 run that pulled Lehigh within two points at 13-11. Lafayette responded by scoring five of the next six points to go ahead 18-12 and the Leopards eventually held set point at 24-16. Lehigh wouldn't go quietly and used three kills from Turner to help fight off six set points, but a kill from Elizabeth Walsh eventually gave the Leopards a 25-22 set-one win.
The second set started out much like the first as Lafayette grabbed an early 7-2 advantage. The Mountain Hawks scored the next two points to narrow the Leopard advantage to three, but a 9-3 Lafayette run put Lehigh in a 16-7 hole. Back-to-back kills from Turner were followed by a Slater spike to make the score 16-10, but that would be the closest Lehigh would get the rest of the way as Lafayette claimed the second set 25-17 to take a 2-0 match lead.
The Leopards broke open a 4-4 tie with a 7-2 run in the third set to take an 11-6 lead. The Mountain Hawks eventually worked their way back within three at 18-15 with the help of a 5-1 run that saw two kills apiece from Turner and Vrhel. A block from Slater and Vrhel kept Lehigh within three at 22-19, but a kill from Jet Manzi was followed by back-to-back spikes from Brianne Giangiobbe as the Leopards earned a 25-19 set-three win and 3-0 match victory.
The Mountain Hawks remain home this weekend when Lehigh hosts Loyola at 7 p.m. Friday before welcoming Navy at 4 p.m. Saturday. Free video of both matches will be available on the Patriot League Network.
Like Lehigh volleyball on Facebook and follow on Twitter for exclusive updates and team content throughout the season.
Team Stats
LAFAYETT
LEHIGH
Kills
43
35
Errors
13
20
Attempts
98
107
Hitting %
.306
.140
Points
57.0
42.0
Assists
39
33
Aces
4
3
Blocks
10.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
2
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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