CRESSON, Pa. – The Mount Aloysius women's volleyball team fell to Penn State Altoona in straight sets on Wednesday night, dropping a 3-0 decision to the Lions inside the Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center (ACWC). Playing in front of a packed crowd for the Mounties' annual Pink Out game, Mount Aloysius battled throughout the night but came up short by scores of 25-17, 25-22 and 25-14.
The Mounties came out looking to defend their home court against the Lions, who entered the contest with a 13-5 overall record and a 6-1 mark in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play. Penn State Altoona took the opening set, 25-17, before Mount Aloysius responded with a stronger effort in the second set. The Mounties kept the contest close, putting up 22 points before the Lions pulled away to take a 2-0 advantage.
Penn State Altoona closed out the match in the third set, earning a 25-14 victory to secure the sweep.
Offensively, Mackenzie Barr (Pittsburgh, Pa., Shaler) led the Mounties with eight kills, while Loren Stipanovich (Cresson, Pa, Penn Cambria) and Jada McGill (Fishertown, Pa, Chestnut Ridge) added five kills apiece. Barr finished with a .263 hitting percentage, while McGill posted a team-best .357 mark among Mount Aloysius' primary attackers.
At the service line, Reghyn Wilson (Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt) paced the Mounties with three service aces. Stipanovich and Kelsey Dye (Newport, Ohio, Frontier) each contributed five block assists to lead the Mounties at the net, while Madison Barr (Pittsburgh, Pa., Shaler) led the defense with a match-high 17 digs. Kiersten Cummings (Las Vegas, Nev, Nevada State) distributed 12 assists to lead Mount Aloysius.
Despite the result, the Mounties were supported by a tremendous home crowd throughout their Pink Out night at the ACWC.
Mount Aloysius falls to 10-7 overall and 3-4 in AMCC play. The Mounties will look to bounce back on Saturday as they travel to Pittsburgh, Pa., to face La Roche at 1 p.m. inside the Kerr Fitness Center. Mount Aloysius defeated the Redhawks 3-1 in their first meeting on September 26 at the ACWC and will look to replicate that success on the road. Having now faced every AMCC opponent once, the Mounties begin the second round of conference play, taking on each team again at the opposite site of their initial matchup as they look to get back in the win column and build momentum for the remainder of the season.
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