MEDIA, Pa. – Immaculata women's volleyball started strong in their Thursday night match versus the Penn State Brandywine Nittany Lions, but the home team claimed a 3-1 win.
The Mighty Macs are 4-14 for the season. Their first AEC match will be on Saturday, Oct. 17 versus Saint Elizabeth.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST PENN STATE BRANDYWINE
- The two sides battled in the early rallies until a 5-1 Penn State Brandywine run tied the score at 12. Nine of the next 10 points went Immaculata's way, with Mel Mann getting two aces in the stretch. Angelica Santini Bulerin and Tara Hirschtritt kills finished the set for Immaculata. The Mighty Macs won 25-20.
- A 6-0 push put the Nittany Lions up 8-3 in set two. Hirschtritt ended a rally on a kill to knot the score at 9-9. However, a monster 13-1 outburst from the home team helped them pull away. Penn State Brandywine took set two 25-18.
- Multiple Penn State Brandywine errors gave the Mighty Macs momentum in the third set. A 14-1 Nittany Lions push separated them, despite an Adriana Ventura ace. The home team grabbed set three 25-13.
- Three straight Penn State Brandywine points were countered by three Immaculata scores, capped off by a Sophia Banach ace. Despite only being down six later in the set, the Nittany Lions cashed in on the final 10 points of the evening. Penn State Brandywine was victorious in set four 25-9, and the match 3-1.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Santini Bulerin tallied a double-double (and nearly a triple-double) of 10 kills, 18 assists, and six digs. The 10 kills were a career-high.
- Mann served a career-high five aces.
- Ventura had 13 digs.
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs host the Saint Elizabeth University Eagles on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m.
