SELINSGROVE, PA - Susquehanna University volleyball did not disappoint hosting the 20th annual River Hawk Classic on Saturday. They put behind a rough opening stretch by taking a pair of three-set wins over York College of Pa. and Penn State Altoona for their first two wins of the season, as well as the first two wins for first-year head coach
Johnny Powell.
Susquehanna 3, York 0
- Susquehanna started the match on a 13-5 run, featuring two kills by Sami Kline and a single kill from Kyndall Mason and Addison Dodge
- York will close the margin, going on a 7-2 run themselves to make the score 16-12 in the first set
- Susquehanna would then close out the first set and only allow York to score six more points, winning the first set 25-18
- The second set started off back and forth, but Susquehanna managed to push a 18-13 lead. York managed to crawl back, going on a four-point run themselves, but the River Hawks held on to win the second set 25-21
- The River Hawks would again get off to a hot start early, leading at one point 16-8. York was able to answer back, but to no avail as Susquehanna took the third and final set 25-20
- Kyndall Mason ended with 8.5 points, with eight kills and a block assist in the first match.
- Sami Kline, Katleyn Dugery, and Stella Robinson also totaled seven kills each for the River Hawks.
Susquehanna 3, Penn State Altoona 0
- The match started with both teams going back and fourth, but Susquehanna would go on a six-point run featuring 3.5 blocks from Stella Robinson to make the score 15-9.
- Altoona would answer back four-point run themselves, but the River Hawks would outscore the Lions to take set one 25-20
- The second set was all Susquehanna, controlling the set from start to finish. The River Hawks recorded 12 kills in the second set alone
- The third set was more of the same as the first, with neither team getting ahead by more than 2 points. With the score at 8-6, the River Hawks went on multiple runs, outscoring Altoona and taking the third and final set.
- Susquehanna finished with a .228 attack percentage with 35 kills against nine errors. Valerie Stoltz led with nine kills and two service aces, while Sami Kline led with seven blocks. Lauren Halsey also had two service aces, along with a team-best 13 assists.
Up next for Susquehanna
- The River Hawks travel to Eastern University for matchups against the host Eagles and Immaculata on Saturday, September 27th beginning at 10 a.m.
