Seton Hill hosted Clarion on Saturday afternoon in a PSAC West contest in Greensburg. The Griffins celebrated Senior Day on Saturday afternoon as they honored their four seniors.
Clarion took the first two sets before the Griffins responded by winning the next two sets. Clarion won the match with a fifth set win. SHU is now 10-7 overall and 3-4 in the west while Clarion is 14-5 overall and 6-1 in the PSAC.
The Golden Eagles used a 9-0 run early in the second set as they took a 1-0 lead over the Griffins with a 25-20 first set win. Clarion dominated the second set as they took a 2-0 lead with a 25-10 second set win,
The Griffins battled back in the third set. A 4-1 run late in the set gave the Griffins a 21-18 lead. Three
Emma Meurer kills and an ace from
Keira Dunn gave SHU a 25-23 third set win. SHU trailed 11-6 in the fourth set before an 8-1 run put the Griffins in front 14-12.
Courtney Smith had a pair of aces in the run. Four kills from Smith extended the Griffins lead to 23-19. SHU tied the match at two with a 25-19 fourth set win.
The teams exchanged points in the early portion of the fifth set before a 3-0 Clarion run gave the Golden Eagles a 10-8 lead. A kill from Smith and a block from Meurer and
Mallory Meinen tied the match at 10. A Meurer kill tied the set at 11 before the Golden Eagles scored four of the last five points to close out the match.
Smith and
Catie Flohr each had 12 kills in the match.
Maddie Stout added 11 and Meurer 10. Meinen had 41 assists. Meinen and Meurer each had six blocks.
Kendyl Wagner had 18 digs.
SHU will travel to Indiana (PA) next Friday for another PSAC West matchup,
