CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson Volleyball Team put up a valiant effort, but fell to the visiting Fords of Haverford College in four sets on Saturday afternoon at the Kline Center.
First Set
- The Fords took a 5-3 lead to start, but the Devils responded with six straight points, getting blocks from Kylie Schner, Emery Fishbach, and Jessica Currie in that span.
- The Fords evened the score, getting the equalizer on block by Maggie Turner and Elizabeth Cella.
- The visitors rattled off seven straight points to take a 16-10 lead behind two kills from Cella and an ace from Anna Krotky Koeppe.
- A Caroline Cusson kill brought the Ford lead down to 19-14, but three straight points by the Fords extended that lead back to 22-14.
- The Devils did respond with three points of their own, including a Mallie Thomas ace, but Haverford scored three of the final four points to close the set in their favor, 25-18.
Second Set
- Two kills from Marle Hills and three by Cella helped Haverford jump out to a 6-3 lead.
- The Red and White evened the score at 8 apiece before the Fords ripped off 6 of the next 8 points, getting aces from Cella and Kira Chaney in the process.
- Two Thomas kills and a block from Schner and Fishbach helped bring the deficit to 17-16, but two kills from Cella helped Haverford expand their lead to 20-16.
- The Devils came back with a very strong response, setting up set point after going on a 8-2 run featuring two kills each from Thomas and Currie.
- The Fords did score once more, but a Norah Oppenheim kill closed the set, 25-23, and tied the match for the Red Devils.
Third Set
- The Devils led 8-7 after fifteen points, getting two kills each from Currie and Thomas in that span.
- The Fords took a 14-13 lead on a Cella kill, but a Fishbach and Currie block would ultimately give the Devils the lead back at 15-14.
- With the set tied at 17, Haverford scored three straight points, getting a kill from Gia Frank, an ace from Cella, and a block from Frank and Lolly Adair.
- A service error set up set point for the Fords, but the Red and White fought back to tie the set behind a kill and an ace from Thomas.
- Two straight Oppenheim kills set up set point for the hosts, but the visiting Fords scored the final three points of the set, with a Frank kill closing the set in Haverford's favor, 29-27, and giving the visitors a 2 sets to 1 lead.
Fourth Set
- The Devils and Fords were tied at 8 after sixteen points.
- A very back-and-forth segment of the set saw the score go to 18-17 in Haverford's favor, with the Fords getting two kills and an ace from Cella and the Devils getting two kills from Thomas and one each from Currie, Oppenheim, and Schner.
- The Fords scored the next five points, getting two kills from Hills in the process.
- The Devils started to mount a comeback, scoring four straight points on three Thomas kills and an attack error.
- The final two points of the set went to Haverford, as a Sierra Lever ace closed the set, 25-21, and ended the match in Haverford's favor.
Up Next
Dickinson (14-8, 3-3 Centennial) heads to Allentown on Wednesday to face the Mules of Muhlenberg. First serve is set for 7 PM.
