BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg volleyball team fell in its season finale at Nelson Field House on Saturday against West Chester.
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The Huskies (11-15, 2-12 PSAC East) started the contest by trading the first two sets with the Golden Rams (11-18, 3-11 PSAC East). Despite an emphatic showing in the second set, Bloomsburg could not replicate its success, as West Chester laid claim to the final two sets.
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Sasha Moody (Abington, PA/Abington Senior) led the Huskies on the night with a match and career-high 17 kills, adding eight digs to her final totals.
Katie Kuehl (Aston, Pa./Archmere Academy (Del.)) contributed 12 kills and three service aces in the match.
Lydia Worthing (Tyrone, Pa./Bellwood Antis) had a highly efficient night on the attacking front, recording 11 kills with a .529 hitting percentage.
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As part of the afternoon's festivities, Bloomsburg volleyball honored its eight-player senior class. The group includes:
Hannah Au (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville),
Emily Gustie (Crofton, Md./Crofton),
Alynna Haggadone (Broomfield, Colo./Legacy),
Julia Holmes (Elkton, Md./Bohemia Manor),
Emily Gustie (Crofton, Md./Crofton),
Vendela Moyer (Shawnee, Pa./East Stroudsburg),
Sophie Wales (Port Matilda, Pa./State College), and Worthing.
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How It Happened:
The Huskies started the match with a less-than-ideal 8-1 deficit. Bloomsburg eventually battled its way to tying the set behind the efforts of Kuehl, as the outside hitter recorded two kills and a block assist as part of a 4-0 run capped off by a service ace from
Sara Kokolus (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom Area). The Golden Rams fended off numerous attempts late in the opening set from the Huskies to force another tie, with the visitors getting a crucial kill and block to take the first set, 25-22.
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Bloomsburg responded in a major way in the second set, hitting .455 with 16 kills to one attacking error, to take the second set, 25-13. Kokolus orchestrated the offense to near perfection, tallying 15 assists in the frame. The Huskies made their first push to pull away with a 5-0 stretch to make it 12-5 in the set. As West Chester pulled back within five, Moody and Worthing led Bloomsburg on a 6-0 run to extend its cushion to 11. The Huskies gave the Golden Rams little room to breathe, as Kuehl joined in on the fray to tie the match at 1-1. Kuehl (6), Worthing (5), and Moody (4) combined for 15 of the team's 16 kills in the second set.
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Up 3-1 in the third set, Bloomsburg again found itself in an early-set rut, surrendering a 7-0 run to fall behind 3-8. West Chester had an answer for the Huskies' attempts to narrow the margins, maintaining an eight-point gap for much of the third frame. Bloomsburg made things interesting at the end of the set with a 7-2 stretch to minimize the difference, but the limited room for error allowed the Golden Rams to find the set-securing kill.
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West Chester continued its theme of early-set success with a 5-0 run to go up 7-3. Despite the Huskies' efforts, the home side saw the deficit grow to eight. Bloomsburg was able to capitalize on a slew of mistakes from the Golden Rams to reduce the gap to four, but the visitors regained their composure in time to wrap up the match on a 3-0 run.
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