Historic Friday Night

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Not only did the Susquehanna women's volleyball team grab two wins on Friday night at its fifth-annual Hampton Inn Crusader Classic, two individuals also made history for the SU volleyball program. The Crusaders won 3-0 over both Albright and Washington & Jefferson.

Senior co-captain Lindsey Jankiewicz (Easton, Pa./Freedom) became the program's all-time kill leader. She finished with 18 kills in the team's two matches on Friday, giving her 1,627 for her career.

In addition, head coach Kuuipo Tom tied for the most wins by a head coach in team history with 153, matching Bill Switala (1993-2002), and became the fastest coach to reach that mark.

Susquehanna (17-8) opened the tournament by defeating Albright 25-15, 25-17, 25-23. Jankiewicz entered the day needing only three to tie for the lead and with eight against the Lions, quickly moved into sole possession of first place. Jankiewicz also added two service aces in the sweep.

Emily Carson (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) led SU with nine kills and added seven digs against Albright. Shona St. Angelo (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport-South Manor) recorded a double-double with a match-high 25 assists and 11 digs.

In the nightcap, the Crusaders recorded another sweep with 25-20, 25-15, 26-24 wins over the Presidents. Jankiewicz led the team with 10 kills to go along with five digs. Carson added another nine kills of her own.

St. Angelo notched a match-best 28 assists while both Emily Bwint (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) and Kelly O'Brien (Mastic, N.Y./Eastport-South Manor) reached double-digit dig totals with 12 and 16, respectively.

Susquehanna wraps-up the tournament with two more matches tomorrow – 11 a.m. vs. Rowan and 1 p.m. vs. York (Pa.).

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