CALIFORNIA (Oct. 7) – The Vulcans played their eighth five-set match of the season on Saturday afternoon while falling by a 3-2 margin (25-18, 24-26, 18-25, 25-18, 15-10) against Seton Hill at the Convocation Center in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action.
RECORDS/SERIES
• The California (PA) volleyball team falls to 6-7 this season behind a 1-5 record in league play.
• The Griffins improve to 8-10 overall with a 2-4 mark in conference action.
• Seton Hill has won 10 of the last 13 matches in the series dating back to the 2017 campaign.
NOTES
• Sophomore
Elisa Rugiero paced the team with 16 kills while hitting at an impressive .452 clip.
• She has already eclipsed her kill total from last season in six less matches and is averaging 2.84 kills per set in 2023.
• Junior
Sophia Johnson set a career high with 11 kills and freshman Sara Stephenson finished with eight kills and five service aces.
• Junior
Allie Droneberger and senior
Alayja Floyd both added seven kills in the losing effort.
• Sophomore
Adrianna Favata established a season high with 24 assists and tallied 10 digs for an assist/dig double-double.
• Junior
Rachel Simon collected 19 assists and a pair of service aces on Saturday.
• Senior
Emily Buwawa led the defensive effort with 16 digs
• Floyd registered eight blocks and Droneberger assisted on six blocks versus Seton Hill.
NEXT
• The Vulcans return to action on Friday, Oct. 13, when they travel to face PSAC West-leading Clarion at 6 p.m.
