IMMACULATA, Pa. - The Immaculata University women's volleyball team played host to Immaculata's inaugural Atlantic East Conference game Tuesday night in Alumnae Hall, beginning a new era in Mighty Mac athletics. The Macs ultimately fell to the visiting Cavaliers, 3-0, to open the 2018 conference slate.

Sara Desmond had a team-leading ten digs in the effort while Madi Curley and Jade Rindock each contributed four kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Cabrini raced out to a 6-0 lead to begin the first set of the night, eventually stretching the lead out to 12 at 16-4. The Cavaliers finished the set on an 8-3 run to take it 25-12.
-The second set had a similar fate early on as the Cavaliers took an early 10-2 lead, but the Macs battled back to cut the deficit to four at 14-10 thanks to three-straight Cabrini errors. Despite the Mighty Mac rally, the visiting side went on to take the second set, 25-12.
-The Mighty Macs battled to the final point in the third set in an attempt to extend the match. Despite falling behind 16-6, kills from Jade Rindock, Shelby Belk and Olivia Zdradzinski paired with two Sara Desmond aces got the Macs back in the set at 21-14. Despite the rally, the Cavaliers took the third and final set by a final of 25-18.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Kills: Curley/Rindock 4
-Aces: Desmond 2
-Blocks: Zdradzinski
-Assists: Zdradzinski 7, Curley 4
-Digs: Desmond 10, Passalacqua 9, Curley 6

UP NEXT
Immaculata (3-8, 0-1 Atlantic East) hosts Neumann Saturday at 1 p.m. in Alumnae Hall.