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Countdown

VB 17-21
0
Seton Hill SHU 22-8
3
Winner Pitt-Johnstown UPJ 27-8
Seton Hill SHU
22-8
0
Final
3
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ
27-8
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Seton Hill SHU 27 13 11 (0)
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ 29 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Season Ends with 3-0 Loss to UPJ in Atlantic Regional

Seton Hill took part in its first NCAA Atlantic Regional in three seasons as they battled Pitt Johnstown in the quarterfinal at Wheeling Jesuit on Thursday afternoon.  After dropping a hard fought first set by the score of 29-27, the Griffins could not handle the Mountain Cat attack and UPJ eliminated the Griffins from the Atlantic Regional with a 3-0 victory.  SHU ends the season at 22-8. 
 
Pitt Johnstown took an early lead in the first set at 7-5.  A kill from Jillian Livorse cut the UPJ lead to 7-6.  An ace from Viktoria Farian gave SHU their first lead at 11-10.  Another kill from Livorse gave SHU its first two point lead at 15-13.  After UPJ tied the set at 16, Farian answered with a kill to give SHU a 17-16 lead.  Maggie Murray and Leah Bisignani combined on a block to give SHU a 20-18 lead.  Farian and Bisignani followed with a block to force a UPJ timeout at 21-18.  After UPJ scored two points, Farian gave SHU a 22-20 lead.  UPJ answered with two straight and SHU called a timeout at 22-22.  Bisignani connected on a slide and SHU led 23-22.  Livorse killed a UPJ set point and tied the set at 24.  Rachel Satira and Katie Wenson combined on a block to give SHU a 25-24 lead.  Wenson's kill gave SHU a 26-25 lead.  After a great dig from Mary Baich, Farian saved another UPJ set point to tie the set at 27.  UPJ answered with two points to take the first set by a 29-27 score. 
 
UPJ jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second set before a kill from Farian ended the run.  A kill from Bisignani and an ace from Murray cut the UPJ lead to 6-5 early in the set.  UPJ was able to build their lead to 16-9 midway thru the second set.  UPJ was able to take a 2-0 lead after a second set 25-13 win. 
 
The Mountain Cats rode the momentum from the second set to take a 5-1 lead in the third set.  They were able to extend their lead to 10-3 forcing the Griffins to take a timeout.  Kills from Farian and Bisignani trimmed the UPJ lead to 13-8.  The Griffins took their final timeout at with the Mountain Cats leading 19-10.  UPJ closed out the match with a 25-11 third set win. 
 
Viktoria Farian led the Griffins with 8 kills. Jillian Livorse finished with 7. Leah Bisignani added 6.
 
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