Saturday, September 2
Bethlehem, Pa.
10 a.m.
Lehigh University
3-3
2
vs
3
Central Connecticut State
3-2
1
2
3
4
5
F
Central Conn. Sate
25
25
21
17
18
3
Lehigh
22
21
25
25
16
2
Lehigh Wraps Up Crosstown Invitational with Saturday Split
9/2/2017 7:33:00 PM | Volleyball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Mountain Hawks closed out the Crosstown Invitational with a Saturday split to finish with a record of 2-1 on the weekend. Lehigh nearly pulled off a comeback in a five-set loss to Central Connecticut State in the morning match before sweeping Norfolk State in the afternoon contest.
Ana Spangenberg led the offense with a combined 31 kills on the day with a .365 hitting percentage, including a career-high 20 kills in the first day match of the day. Middle blocker Lauren Bright had another stellar all-around performance as she led the team with 10 total blocks on the day, while posting 18 kills and a .317 hitting percentage.
Libero Emily Develle led with 34 total digs on the day. Setter Mega Polak posted a team-best 73 total assists to go along with a .588 hitting percentage and 10 total kills.
Lehigh (4-3) fell in two closely-contested sets to start the match with Central Connecticut State (3-2) as the Blue Devils claimed victories of 25-22 and 25-21. LU turned the tables in the third and posted a 25-21 victory. Emily Poole led LU with four kills and four total blocks in the third with a .667 hitting percentage. The Mountain Hawks carried the momentum into the fourth set and claimed a 25-17 victory behind a six-kill performance by Spangenberg and a .385 team hitting percentage.
Lehigh had the momentum at the beginning of the fifth set after heading out to a 5-2 lead, but CCSU responded and took a 7-6 lead. Facing a 14-13 deficit, Lehigh avoided defeat and extended the set following back-to-back kills by Spangenberg to go ahead 15-14. Spangenberg provided another kill later to put LU ahead 16-15, but the Blue Devils posted two kills and received help from a Lehigh setting error to claim the final three points of the set to win the match.
The Brown and White opened up a comfortable 10-5 lead over Norfolk State (1-3) to start the first set, but the Spartans chipped away and pulled within one point of a tie on two separate occasions, including a 22-21 deficit. After a setting error by the Spartans, Lehigh polished off the set with a Spangenberg kill and a service ace by Allison Garrett.
The Mountain Hawks dominated the second set as they hit .367 collectively while holding Norfolk Sate to -.125. Sabrina Lancaster was the big performer in the set as she posted six kills on a .857 hitting percentage to lead Lehigh to a 25-10 win.
The attacking woes continued for Norfolk in the third set as the Spartans posted a .038 attack percentage. Lehigh pulled away late in the set, aided by a six-kill performance by Spangenberg, to clinch the 25-17 set win and match victory.
Lehigh will hit the road for the first time this season with a trip to the TCU Invitational next weekend. The Mountain Hawks open play Friday against Utah Valley.
Ana Spangenberg led the offense with a combined 31 kills on the day with a .365 hitting percentage, including a career-high 20 kills in the first day match of the day. Middle blocker Lauren Bright had another stellar all-around performance as she led the team with 10 total blocks on the day, while posting 18 kills and a .317 hitting percentage.
Libero Emily Develle led with 34 total digs on the day. Setter Mega Polak posted a team-best 73 total assists to go along with a .588 hitting percentage and 10 total kills.
Lehigh (4-3) fell in two closely-contested sets to start the match with Central Connecticut State (3-2) as the Blue Devils claimed victories of 25-22 and 25-21. LU turned the tables in the third and posted a 25-21 victory. Emily Poole led LU with four kills and four total blocks in the third with a .667 hitting percentage. The Mountain Hawks carried the momentum into the fourth set and claimed a 25-17 victory behind a six-kill performance by Spangenberg and a .385 team hitting percentage.
Lehigh had the momentum at the beginning of the fifth set after heading out to a 5-2 lead, but CCSU responded and took a 7-6 lead. Facing a 14-13 deficit, Lehigh avoided defeat and extended the set following back-to-back kills by Spangenberg to go ahead 15-14. Spangenberg provided another kill later to put LU ahead 16-15, but the Blue Devils posted two kills and received help from a Lehigh setting error to claim the final three points of the set to win the match.
The Brown and White opened up a comfortable 10-5 lead over Norfolk State (1-3) to start the first set, but the Spartans chipped away and pulled within one point of a tie on two separate occasions, including a 22-21 deficit. After a setting error by the Spartans, Lehigh polished off the set with a Spangenberg kill and a service ace by Allison Garrett.
The Mountain Hawks dominated the second set as they hit .367 collectively while holding Norfolk Sate to -.125. Sabrina Lancaster was the big performer in the set as she posted six kills on a .857 hitting percentage to lead Lehigh to a 25-10 win.
The attacking woes continued for Norfolk in the third set as the Spartans posted a .038 attack percentage. Lehigh pulled away late in the set, aided by a six-kill performance by Spangenberg, to clinch the 25-17 set win and match victory.
Lehigh will hit the road for the first time this season with a trip to the TCU Invitational next weekend. The Mountain Hawks open play Friday against Utah Valley.
Team Stats
CCSU
LEHIGH
Kills
71
65
Errors
32
23
Attempts
199
181
Hitting %
.196
.232
Points
82.0
85.0
Assists
69
59
Aces
2
3
Blocks
9.0
17.0
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
7
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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