Beaver falls short against Fayette

Mine' spikes the ball.
Mine' spikes the ball.
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August 31, 2019

By: Matylda Zamudio

Monaca, Pa.— The Penn State Beaver women's volleyball team was back in action on Saturday afternoon for day two of the USCAA Volleyball Tip-Off, where the lady lions took on conference rivals Penn State Fayette. Despite a strong first set victory, the ladies fell to the rivals 3-1.

Beaver came out strong against Fayette in the first set, picking up a solid 25-16 victory in the first set to give the ladies an early 1-0 lead. But Fayette flipped the script in the next set and handed Beaver a 25-16 loss in second. The lady lions looked to bounce back in third but couldn't pull ahead, taking a 25-18 loss to put the down 2-1. While the team aimed to even the score in the fourth, the lady lions couldn't slow down Fayette's momentum and fell 25-16 in the final set, resulting in a 3-1 loss for the day.

Senior Amanda Mike (Hopewell) led the offense with 8 kills, 2 services aces and 6 digs, followed by freshman Mine' Okoloko (Boca Raton/ NMH), who ended the day with 7 kills and also had one block in the game. Sophomore Emily Keener (Utica) and sophomore Maria Slater (Houston/ Elsik) also contributed to the offense with 3 services aces apiece.

Sophomore Heaven Bowman (Houston/ Dulles) led the defense with an impressive 20 digs, followed by sophomore Cheyenne Sherman (Wellsboro/ Wellsboro Area), who recorded 10 digs of her own.

Sophomore Kelsie Hallum (Hopewell) also had a noteworthy performance with 17 assists and 5 digs.

After today's match, Beaver now sits at a 1-2 overall record.

The lady lions will be back at home on Wednesday, Sept. 4 to Butler County Community College. The game is slated for 6 p.m.

*More to come on this story.