SCRANTON, Pa.- The Immaculata women's volleyball team fell in Wednesday night's Conference-opener to Marywood University. The Pacers took the match in three sets (25-18, 25-18, and 25-21). The Mighty Macs welcomed Emma Hodgson's return, as the junior middle led the match with 5 total blocks and joined Mia Esposito with a team-leading 6 kills on the night.

How it Happened

• Immaculata held a 4-2 lead in the first set following a service ace from Dinah Stabinski.
• The Mighty Macs extended their early advantage to 7-3 following a double block from Calissa Araujo and Emma Hodgson.
• Marywood's outside hitters swung the momentum toward the home team, as four different Pacers logged a kill for four consecutive points, creating an 11-8 lead.
• A later 6-0 run put Immaculata in a 12-20 deficit, but a pair of attack errors and kills from Emma Hodgson and Calissa Araujo tightened the score to 16-20.
• Marywood closed the opening set on a kill to take the it 25-18.
• Immaculata nudged ahead for an early 6-5 lead in the second set, but a 5-0 run from Marywood generated a 10-6 advantage.
• Jenna Bozzo caught the Pacers with a set fake attack to interrupt their run. 
• Marywood would lead by as many as ten points up 21-11 before Immaculata took seven of the next eight scores. Calissa Araujo logged a kill and two service aces during the Macs' hot stretch.
• The Pacers would close the second set 25-18.
• Immaculata collected an early 4-1 advantage in the third frame.
• Marywood used two kills to launch a four point string to retake an 8-6 lead.
• The Mighty Macs tied the set 10-10 on a double block from Mia Esposito and Eliana Szatkowski.
• Trailing 19-14 late, Immaculata turned to their attack for a pair of three point runs to tighten the score 20-22.
• On the first run, Emma Hodgson collected two kills and shared a block with Mel Mann, feeding a 17-19 score.
• On the second run, Mel Mann had two kills and Jenna Bozzo supplied one to net the Macs' 18th, 19th, and 20th point.
• Mann would earn a kill on the second to last volley, as Marywood claimed the match with a 25-21 final set.

Inside the Numbers

• Emma Hodgson, Mia Esposito, and Calissa Araujo paced the Mighty Macs' attack, recording six, six, and five kills respectively.
• Emma Hodgson had five total blocks, followed closely by Mel Mann's four.
• Dinah Stabinski, Christina Lenzo, and Calissa Araujo each had a pair of service aces.
• Christina Lenzo recorded 10 assists to Jenna Bozzo's 9 across the three sets.
• Dinah Stabinski had nine digs, while Jenna Bozzo had six and Calissa Araujo had five.

Up Next

• The Immaculata women's volleyball team plays Centenary University in Hackettstown, New Jersey this Saturday (10/19) at 1pm.
• The Mighty Macs return home for a Conference tri-match with Neumann and Pratt on Saturday, October 26th.