The Misericordia University women's volleyball team recorded an impressive 3-1 win over Eastern in a MAC cross-over match, Friday night on Doc Mould Court.
Isabella Lutter had team-high 12 kills and four aces and
Keira McCaffrey had 11 kills and five blocks.
Taylor Marsh had seven blocks and
Sarah Steeber had six blocks and three aces.
Olivia Conza had 26 assists and 15 digs as the Cougars beat the Eagles for the first time since 1994.
The Cougars won 25-23, 25-14, 21-25, 25-20 as they celebrated "Chasing Greatness" to raise awareness and funding for children with hearing loss.
Lutter had back-to-back aces as the Cougars scored four straight points to take a 9-7 lead and break the silence of the opening "Silent Set."
Down 16-13, Steeber's kill and four straight attack errors by the Eagles gave MU an 18-16 lead.
Eastern rallied to take a 22-21 lead, but MU scored four of the last five points to win, 25-23.
Maggie Duda had two aces as the Cougars opened the second set on a 9-0 run.
Jennifer Nicometo's kill made it 15-3 and the Cougars maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Four straight kills gave MU a 5-1 lead in the third set, but the Eagles rallied to take a 13-9 lead and went on to win, 25-21, to stay alive.
Trailing 18-17 in the fourth set, the Cougars closed on an 8-2 run to win 25-20.
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