CARLISLE, Pa. - For the second consecutive match the Dickinson volleyball team had to go the distance to pick up a non-conference victory as they needed the full five sets to topple the visiting York College of Pennsylvania Spartans 3-2 inside the Kline Center on Wednesday night.
- Dickinson took the early lead 5-3 thanks to kills by Cassidy Davis and Eliette Whittaker.
- Alex Helm, Georgianna Kahley, Jillian Kloc and Jennifer Taylor came storming back for the Spartans as they jumped ahead 11-6.
- Alexa Barowski, Avery Butcher, Amelia Kim and Mallie Thomas helped DC to close the gap as much as they could as the score read 21-19 YCP.
- Two YCP errors and a Thomas ace leveled things at 22-22, but the guests grabbed three of the following four to take a 25-23 win.Â
- Things seesawed to begin the frame as Kate Passey, Barowski, Kim, Thomas and Whittaker were able to edge the Devils ahead 10-8.
- After consecutive Taylor kills tied the match at 10-10, Barowski, Kim and Whittaker engineered a 7-5 push to take a 17-15 lead.
- York claimed four of the next five to hold a one-point advantage (19-18), but Davis and Thomas bumped DC back to the front 20-19.
- The teams shared the next eight points, before an ace out of the hand of Butcher took the set 25-23.
- Butcher, Davis, Kim, Passey and Thomas gave Dickinson the 9-6Â lead to start.
- Following three points from York, Barowski, Kim and Thomas went on an 8-3 gallop for a 17-12 advantage.Â
- Liz Kerin and Helm cut the gap down to 18-15, Barowski, Butcher and Thomas closed the frame on a 7-3 run for the 25-18 victory.
- York was out of the blocks fast as Camille Dofiles, Willow Palmer, Kim, Thomas and Whittaker supplied offense for the Red and White but they were still behind 17-9.
- Dickinson attempted to battle back as two kills each from Thomas and Whittaker coupled with a solo from Kim helped the Devils trim the gap to 20-18.Â
- However, the Spartans would do just enough to hold on for the win as an ace for Jacke Karcz made it 25-22.Â
- A trio of kills each from Barowski and Kim joined solo scores by Passey, Thomas and Whittaker gave the Red and White an 8-4 edge.Â
- York then ripped off five in a row to jump ahead 9-8, but Dickinson ended on a 7-1 charge thanks to Davis, Kim, Palmer, Passey and Whittaker (15-10).Â
- Kills - Thomas (19), Kim (14), Barowski (12)
- Digs - Butcher (26), Kim (13)
- Assists - Palmer (25), Dofiles (24)
- Kills - Nolte (19), Taylor (12), Kerin (11)
- Digs - Mott (14), Kahley (11), Doguin (10)
- Assists - Mott (33), Pitman (11)
- Dickinson (4-3) continue their homestand next Wednesday at 7pm when the Messiah University Falcons come to the Kline Center for non-conference action.
