Juniata box score

Catholic box score

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Susquehanna women's volleyball team grabbed three wins in its four matches during the first weekend of conference action. SU hosted the first Landmark Conference Round-Robin Tournament of the fall and won its opening three matches before falling to No. 2 Juniata on Sunday.

Following two wins on Saturday, the Crusaders (15-8, 3-1) opened Sunday with a 3-1 win over Catholic before falling to nationally-ranked Juniata 3-0 in the weekend finale.

SU defeated Catholic 21-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-19. Juniata, meanwhile, took 25-18, 25-22, 25-12 decisions from Susquehanna.

Senior Lindsey Jankiewicz (Easton, Pa./Freedom) had eight kills in each match, giving her 1,609 for her career. She now needs just three more kills to tie Kerri Eshleman (2001-04) for first all-time in program history.

In addition, head coach Kuuipo Tom's three wins over the weekend put him just two victories shy of tying for the most wins by a head coach in program history. He currently has 151 victories and is the fastest coach to reach that win total in program history.

Against Catholic, Emily Carson (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) led SU with 15 kills to go along with 10 digs, four block assists and five assists for a solid, all-around effort. Shona St. Angelo (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport-South Manor) led the squad with 41 assists and chipped in 12 digs, as well.

Defensively, Emily Bwint (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) tallied 14 digs while also contributing two service aces and six kills. Kelly O'Brien (Mastic, N.Y./Eastport-South Manor), currently second all-time in digs, had 14.

SU started out strong against Juniata, falling by just seven points in the first set. The Crusaders then held a lead for much of the second set before Juniata rallied to win 25-22. Susquehanna struggled to gain momentum in the third and decisive set, falling 25-12.

Against the Eagles, Kaylee Monga (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls) tied Jankiewicz for the team lead in kills with eight. O'Brien added 12 additional digs, bringing her total on the day to 26, and St. Angelo again led the team in assists with 24.

Next match: Susquehanna hosts its fifth-annual Hampton Inn Crusader Classic on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8-9.