The Misericordia University women's volleyball team took a 3-1 win at King's, Wednesday evening.
Keira McCaffrey led the Cougars with 15 kills while
Isabella Lutter added 10 and
Jennifer Nicometo had nine.
Olivia Conza recorded 42 assists while
Maggie Duda posted 16 digs.
The Cougars scored the first point of the opening set on a
Taylor Marsh kill, but King's responded with two quick points. Trailing 3-2, Misericordia went on a 4-0 run, including back-to-back kills from McCaffrey, to take a 6-3 lead.
King's stayed close as the teams traded points, but aces from McCaffrey and Nicometo gave the Cougars a 21-15 advantage. King's made it close late, but Nicometo recorded the set-winning kill to secure a 25-23 victory.
Tied 1-1 in the second set, Duda's three service aces fueled a 7-0 run as Misericordia took an 8-1 lead
The Cougars continued to pull away behind kills and aces from
Cassandra Genduso before closing out a 25-7 win.
After Misericordia took a 3-0 lead early in the third set, King's responded with a 5-1 run to take the lead 5-4.
MU responded with back-to-back points, but another 6-0 run from the Monarchs put the Cougars behind 11-7.
Misericordia fought back and kept it close as the teams traded points throughout the set until MU tied it 25-25, but two MU attack errors gave King's a 27-25 win.
Misericordia took control in the fourth set with an early 8-4 lead and maintained control, extending it to 12-6.
The Monarchs came back with a 4-0 run of their own to bring it to 12-10, but MU continued to hold a three-point advantage until late in the set when a pair of kills cut the MU lead to 20-19.
The Cougars went on a 5-1 run to close out the final set 25-20.
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