CALIFORNIA (Oct. 10) – The California (PA) volleyball team snapped a five-match losing streak with a 3-1 victory (25-11, 25-15, 25-27, 25-20) over Slippery Rock at the Convocation Center on Saturday evening in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action.
NOTES
• The Vulcans (8-13, 2-5) earned their first victory since Sept. 26 while winning the second-straight home meeting against The Rock.
• Sophomore
Olivia Weiseman set a career high with 23 kills on 48 attempts for a .396 hitting percentage.
• Juniors
Kasie Meek and
Lindsey Scammell, along with sophomore
Riley Evans, each finished with nine kills.
• Junior
Lexi Muck added nine kills on 14 attempts in the victory.
• Freshmen
Gracen Hartman and
Molly Smiddy directed the offense with 29 and 20 assists, respectively.
• Junior
Tori Newton posted a team-high 23 digs, while Weiseman collected a season-high 21 digs for her second kill/dig double-double of the weekend.
• Evans controlled the net with six blocks (one solo) and finished the match with 12.5 points.
• Freshman
Madelyn Salisbury added three blocks and five kills against Slippery Rock.
NEXT
• The Vulcans return to action with their final non-conference match of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 13, when they travel to face Charleston (WV) at 6 p.m.
• The Golden Eagles won the Mountain East Conference (MEC) Championship for the first time in program history last year.
