• Box Score vs. Northwood
• Box Score vs. Lake Erie

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (Sept. 6) – The California University of Pennsylvania volleyball team split its final two matches of the Lock Haven Tournament at Thomas Fieldhouse on Saturday, suffering a 3-2 loss to Northwood (Mich.) before claiming a 3-0 win over Lake Erie.

The Vulcans opened play on Saturday with a 3-2 loss (25-23, 20-25, 18-25, 25-13, 15-7) to Northwood. Cal U posted a sizzling .552 hitting percentage in the fourth set to force the deciding set and was paced by 23 kills from senior Laurel Miller (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park). Miller finished with a team-best .348 hitting percentage while adding 11 digs for a kill/dig double-double. Freshman Ashley Leto (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) tallied a .300 attack percentage on 10 attempts. Sophomore Kristen Scurpa (Sharpsville, Pa./Sharpsville) contributed 25 assists and four service aces, while classmate Megan Litoborski (Lemont, Ill./Lemont) added 16 assists. Junior Samantha Rudy (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) paced the defensive effort with a team-high 17 digs.

Cal U returned to court to earn a 3-0 victory (25-13, 25-20, 25-19) against Lake Erie. Miller again led the team with 19 kills on 30 attempts for an impressive .533 hitting percentage. Sophomore Abby Matusik (Mars, Pa./Mars) added kills in the sweep. Freshman Taylor Solo (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) recorded a match-best 46 assists and added eight digs and two blocks. Defensively, four Vulcans registered at least five digs led by Rudy with 13 digs.

Cal U (3-1) returns to the action next weekend when it hosts the eight-team Vulcan Invitational in the Convocation Center and Hamer Hall from Sept. 12-13.