MEADVILLE, Pa. – Chatham Women's Volleyball (12-6, 7-2 PAC) earned its seventh consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating Allegheny (9-15, 5-5 PAC) in four sets (23-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-19) at the David V. Wise Center.
The opening set remained close throughout, with neither team creating much separation. Chatham took a 23-22 lead on a kill from
Becca Gesner, but Allegheny scored the final three points to claim the set.
The Cougars responded by taking an early 6-2 lead in the second frame, highlighted by a block from
Evie White and Gesner. Allegheny cut Chatham's lead to 16-14 before the Cougars pulled away again. Kills from
Kate Giannetta and
Paige Watson gave Chatham a 21-18 advantage, and White recorded the final two Cougar kills to secure the 25-22 set victory.
Giannetta opened the third set with back-to-back service aces to give Chatham an immediate 2-0 lead. Allegheny battled back to tie the set at 15, but the Cougars answered with five of the next six points.
Delaney Schwind delivered a service ace during the run to extend Chatham's advantage to 20-16. Schwind,
Zoie Bateman and Watson then recorded three consecutive kills to close the set 25-19.
The teams were tied at five early in the fourth set before Chatham used a 6-0 run to take control. The stretch included kills from Gesner,
Annelese Atkinson,
Maddy Roberts and Bateman, along with blocks from White and Bateman. Later in the set,
Mackenzie Moore served during a 5-0 run that extended the lead from 14-9 to 19-9. Moore recorded three aces during the run, while Watson added back-to-back kills. Bateman eventually put away match point to complete another 25-19 set victory.
Bateman led Chatham with 13 kills and added two blocks. Watson finished with 11 kills on a match-high .647 hitting percentage without committing an attack error. Gesner recorded 10 kills, while Atkinson and Roberts each added nine. White totaled eight kills on .500 hitting and led the Cougars with four blocks.
Schwind distributed a match-high 26 assists, while Giannetta recorded 22 assists, 10 digs and two aces.
Kelly Dougherty anchored the defense with a match-high 22 digs, and Moore finished with a match-high four service aces.
The Cougars return home on Wednesday, November 4th to host Franciscan at the Athletic and Fitness Center. The match is scheduled to begin at 7PM.
