Box Score
The Albright College women's volleyball team concluded its 2013 season with a sweep at Arcadia, by a final score of 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 27-25).
Senior
Christa Mantz had a game-high 28 digs, while classmate
Morgan Heath totaled nine digs and 25 assists.
Maddy Greth (12) and
Jordan Gibson (11) also had double-digit digs.
Albright controlled game two en route to a 25-16 decision. The set was 2-2 early, but a Lion block soon gave Albright an 8-3 lead.
Brandy Blimline's kill made it 11-5.
The Lions pushed it to 13-5 after an Arcadia attack error, forcing the Knights to call timeout. Albright kept attacking, with
Kyrsten Stanford's kill making it 18-7.
The third game was very close, as
Caitlin Klotzbach's tough dig led to a Lion point to break a 14-14 deadlock. Greth's kill made it 21-19, and Blimline's solo block gave Albright a 23-20 lead.
It was the final career match for senior captains Mantz and Heath, two of the Lions' top players over the past four years.
The Lions finish their season with an overall record of 12-15, and 3-6 in the Commonwealth Conference. The only thing separating the Lions from a playoff spot was a pair of tight, five-set losses to Widener and Lycoming that went right down to the wire.
