Box Score
Seton Hill opened the PSAC volleyball tournament with a match at California (PA). The number three seed Griffins traveled to the Convocation Center on the California (PA) campus to take on the number two seed Vulcans in a PSAC Quarterfinal. California took a 1-0 lead with a 25-14 victory in the first set. Cal took a 2-0 lead with a 25-20 victory in the second set. California closed out the match with a 25-16 victory. SHU falls to 26-11 overall and now must wait to see if they receive an NCAA bid on Monday. The selection show can be seen
here at 7:30 PM.
California jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in the first set.
Corrine Gahagen cut the lead to 5-3 with a kill. California continued to control the play and led 10-5.
Shelby Kyllo's kill cut the lead to 12-8.
Cassie Hausfeld trimmed the lead to 13-10 with a kill.
Kelsey Profio had a kill to make the score 17-13. California pushed the lead to 21-14 forcing a second Griffin timeout. California closed out the set with an ace at 25-14.
The Vulcans took a 5-2 lead in the second set thanks to two Griffin hitting errors. Profio's kill cut the lead to 5-3. Cal then ran off three straight for a 8-3 lead. The Griffins battled back to cut the lead to 9-7. Gahagen and Hausfeld teamed on a block to cut the lead to one at 9-8. Profio and Kyllo blocked the Vulcans to make the score 12-11. SHU tied the set at 12 but the Vulcans then ran off three for a 15-12 lead. Cal extended the lead to 18-13 forcing a SHU timeout. Gahagen cut the lead to 22-16 with a kill. Profio and Gahagen combined for a block to trim the lead to 23-18. A Gahagen ace kept the Griffins alive at 24-20 but a Vulcan kill closed out the second set.
The Griffins took a 1-0 lead in the third set on a
Jenna Snyder kill.
Lauren Teed followed with an ace to make it 2-0 and cause a Vulcan timeout. Gahagen pushed the lead to 3-0. Cal trimmed the lead to 6-5 and then continued the run to take a 13-8 lead. Cal extended its lead to 17-10 and the Griffins called a timeout. California closed out the Griffins with a 25-16 victory.
The Griffins hit -.034 in the match.
Corrine Gahagen,
Shelby Kyllo and
Cassie Hausfeld each had 4 kills in the match.
Lauren Teed had 20 digs.