Box Score
BETHANY, W.V. – Oct. 31, 2017 – In another epic five-set match – the second straight against Bethany – the visiting No. 6 seed Chatham University women's volleyball squad fell at the No. 3 seeded Bison 3-2 (16-25, 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 13-15) in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
RECORDS: The Cougars end the year at 17-11 while the Bison move on to play No. 2 seed Westminster in the PAC Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 3 at Thomas More. This was the first time in program history that Chatham played in the PAC Tournament.
FIVE-SET THRILLERS: For the sixth time this season, Chatham played in a five-set match.
LEADING THE ATTACK: Hitting .241 on the evening, sophomore outside hitter
Justyne Lasher (Ford City, Pa./Armstrong) led the team with 17 kills.
Junior middle blocker Mckenzie Bonnett (Champaign, Ill./Centennial) enjoyed 12 kills (.400) while first-year middle hitter
Elivia Wagner (Erie, Pa./McDowell) floored eight executions, hitting at a .533 clip.
Sophomore outside
Belen Brown (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) tacked on six kills while juniors
Maggie Fleiner (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour) and
Katelyn Gonos (Kent, Ohio/Theodore Roosevelt) both tallied five kills apiece.
DISTRIBUTION LINE: Both sophomore setters Mckenzie Bates (Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster) and
Brooke Petrillo (Derry, Pa./Derry Area) orchestrated the offense with 21 assists each.
BACK ROW PLAY: Lasher led the team with 21 digs while sophomore libero
Sydney Stevens (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) chipped in 18 digs. Brown and Bates followed with 15 and 10 digs, respectively.
AT THE NET: Wagner led the team with four total blocks while Bonnet contributed three. The Cougars forced 25 attacking errors by the Bison.
For more information on the Chatham University Women's Volleyball team, please visit the official athletics website of Chatham University; http://www.gochathamcougars.com.
About Chatham Athletics
Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and offers nine Division III women's sports and seven men's sports. The athletic program is housed on Chatham's historic and beautiful Shadyside Campus in the $18 million, 74,000 square foot Athletic and Fitness Center (AFC).
Women's sports at Chatham include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track & field, and volleyball. Chatham will add women's lacrosse beginning play in 2017-2018. Chatham has added five men's sports competing this academic year: baseball, basketball, cross country, swimming & diving, track & field. Chatham will add two more men's varsity sports beginning play in 2017-2018; ice hockey and lacrosse.
