PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Mount Aloysius women's volleyball team got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, earning a 3-1 road victory over La Roche University at the Kerr Fitness & Sports Center. The Mounties dropped the opening set before rallying to win three straight, taking the match by scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-19 and 25-19.
Loren Stipanovich (Cresson, Pa, Penn Cambria) led the Mounties with a career-high 16 kills, while Jada McGill (Fishertown, Pa, Chestnut Ridge) added a career-best 10 kills. Kiersten Cummings orchestrated the offense with a season-high 30 assists as Mount Aloysius improved to 11-7 overall and 4-4 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play.
La Roche struck first, taking the opening set 25-21 despite 15 kills from the Mounties. Mount Aloysius responded in the second set, using a more efficient offensive performance to even the match with a 25-19 victory.
The Mounties carried that momentum into the third set, hitting .333 as a team with 14 kills and just four errors to claim another 25-19 win. Mount Aloysius then closed out the match in the fourth set, once again defeating the Redhawks 25-19 to secure the road victory.
Stipanovich paced the attack with 16 kills, while Mackenzie Barr (Pittsburgh, Pa., Shaler) contributed 15 kills and two service aces. McGill's career-high 10 kills gave the Mounties three players with double-digit kills. Kaylee Shaffer (Fairhope, Pa., Berlin) added six kills, while Kyler Freeman (Lucinda, Pa., North Clarion) and Kelsey Dye (Newport, Ohio, Frontier) each chipped in five.
Cummings finished with a season-best 30 assists, with Reghyn Wilson adding 17 assists. Defensively, Madison Barr (Pittsburgh, Pa., Shaler) led all players with 19 digs, while Maya McIlwain (Rural Valley, Pa, West Shamokin) and Macie Highley (Middlebourne, W.V., Tyler) recorded nine digs apiece. The Mounties also held a significant advantage in total digs, 60-35, and outhit La Roche .237 to .130.
Mount Aloysius will return home Tuesday, October 20, to host Pitt-Greensburg inside the Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center (ACWC). The Mounties will look to avenge a five-set loss to the Bobcats on September 30 when the two teams meet again, with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m.
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