PSUAC Semifinals: Mont Alto 3, Fayette 2

University Park, Pa.- Mont Alto volleyball faced off against a familiar foe on Monday evening, taking on Penn State Fayette with a trip to the PSUAC finals up for grabs. Mont Alto won the first two sets before dropping the next two, forcing a winner take all fifth set. Mont Alto controlled the fifth set from the start, winning set five 15-6. Mont Alto will face number one seed in the east division Penn State Hazleton at 6 pm from Rec Hall.

Mont Alto hit .290 as a team and held strong on defense forcing Fayette to hit -.044. The second set was even better offensively for Mont Alto. The team finished 10 of their 20 attack attempts for kills and held Fayette to a -.143 hitting percentage. 

The third set was tied 22-22 following a kill from Nia Moore. Elizabeth Trella also capitalized on a set from Katie Sinks to push Mont Alto ahead 23-22. Fayette would go on to take the next three points to win set three 25-23.

Fayette seized the momentum in the fourth set by holding Mont Alto to a .075 hitting percentage on their way to a 25-16 set four win. 

As Mont Alto has done plenty of times in the past, they corrected their mistakes when it mattered most. Mont Alto jumped out to a 5-1 advantage in the fifth set on a kill by Leslie Huckle. Huckle took control of the set for Mont Alto, recording the next three kills moving the lead to 10-2. 

With the score 13-6, Mont Alto won the final two points on a service ace from Abigail Wagner and a kill from Zoey McCormack.

TEAM LEADERS

Mont Alto

Kills- Leslie Huckle 19

Assists- Katie Sinks 25

Digs- Ashlyn Vandenbree 24

Aces- Zoey McCormack 2

Blocks- Gracie Vaughn (2 solo, 3 assisted)

Hazleton

Kills- Amiah DeShields 16

Assists- Emma Eckert 31

Digs- Adela Blough 12, Tyannah Eddings 12

Aces- Adela Blough 5

Blocks- Sophia Zalar (1 solo, 3 assisted)

Up Next: PSUAC Championship Tuesday vs Penn State Hazleton 6pm Rec Hall, University Park, Pa.

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