The Misericordia University women's volleyball team dropped into a three-way for third place in the MAC Freedom with a 3-1 loss to DeSales, Tuesday night in the Anderson Center.
DeSales took the opening set, 29-27. MU jumped out to a big lead in the second set and cruised to a 25-19 win. The Bulldogs broke a 21-21 tie win the third set, 25-23, and the closed the fourth set on an 11-3 run to win, 25-19.
Keira McCaffrey led the Cougars with a season-high 20 kills while
Taylor Marsh added and
Isabella Lutter had 10.
Olivia Conza had 44 assists and 15 digs and
Maggie Duda had 20 digs and two aces.
Lutter and McCaffrey had kills as part of a 5-0 run to give MU a 16-13 lead in the opening set.
Marsh had two kills to make it 21-19, but DeSales scored three straight to take a 22-21 lead.
McCaffrey had two kills and
Sarah Steeber added an ace put MU in front, 25-24. DeSales scored five of the next seven points to win the set.
McCaffrey's ace and four DeSales errors gave MU a 15-5 lead in the second set.
Marsh had back-to-back kills and Lutter and McCaffrey combined for a block to help MU take a 12-8 in the third set.
DeSales rallied and eventually won the set, 25-23.
MU scored four straight points to take a 16-14 lead in the finale, but used a 9-1 run to go in front, 22-17.
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