HIRAM, Ohio – The Washington & Jefferson College women's volleyball team (8-17, 4-7) wrapped up the regular season with a four-set road loss in a matchup with Hiram College (15-9, 9-2) in a conference match at Price Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Cali Dagen (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) finished with a match-best 16 kills to pace the Presidents.
Kenna Adams (Finleyville, Pa./Ringgold) added 10 digs and 12 digs.
Lola Jacobs (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette) finished with 10 kills and compiled a .348 hitting percentage in the loss.
Brielle Moorhouse (East Liberty, Ohio/Benjamin Logan) tallied 20 assists and 17 digs.
Isabella Bottiglieri (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) recorded 18 assists and 14 digs. Defensively,
Sydney Allen (Washington, Pa./Trinity) produced 26 digs to pace all players.
W&J put together an impressive opening set. The Presidents collected 16 kills to just three errors for a .351 hitting percentage. The Red and Black won the set by a decisive eight-point margin at 25-17. W&J pushed out to an early lead in the set before leading by a 15-10 margin. The Presidents tacked on five of the next six points to strengthen their lead to 20-11.
Aubrey Fetchik (Chardon, Ohio/Chardon) accounted for three of the points with a kill and two solo blocks. Dagen helped the Presidents finish off the set win with a pair of kills to account for the final two W&J points.
Hiram responded by winning the next three sets in succession to take the match. The Terriers won by a 25-16 margin in the second and a 25-19 score in the third set. W&J battled throughout the fourth set but fell by a 25-22 total.
The Terriers edged out the Presidents in kills (48-47) and aces (6-4). The Presidents led in digs (91-84) and blocks (7-6).
The Presidents and Terriers will rematch on Tuesday (Nov. 10). First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Hiram, Ohio.
