Mike Gallagher

Cierah Jackson had a career-high 30 kills.

Edinboro EDIN 7-4, 0-1 PSAC

Millersville MILL 6-4, 1-0 PSAC

Edinboro EDIN

7-4, 0-1 PSAC

Final

Sep. 14, 2018

Millersville MILL

6-4, 1-0 PSAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Edinboro EDIN	23	20	25	25	11	(2)
Millersville MILL	25	25	16	20	15	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/14/2018 9:32:00 PM | Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Edinboro Rally Comes Up Short in Five-Game Loss at Millersville in PSAC Opener

Next Match:

at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

9/15/2018 | 1:00 PM

Full Schedule

Sep. 15 (Sat) / 1:00 PM

at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

History

THE RUNDOWN – Edinboro at Millersville

Final Score: Millersville 3, Edinboro 2
Set Scores: 25-23, 25-20, 16-25, 20-25, 15-11 BOX SCORE
Records: Edinboro (7-4, 0-1 PSAC Northwest), Millersville (6-4, 1-0 PSAC Southeast)
Location: Millersville, Pa.
The Short Story: The Edinboro volleyball team suffered a tough 3-2 loss at Millersville on Friday night in the PSAC opener for both teams. After dropping the first two games by scores of 25-23 and 25-20, Edinboro rallied to even the match with 25-16, 25-20 victories in games 3 and 4. Millersville took control of the match with seven straight points to claim a 15-11 win in the last game. Edinboro suffered its second straight loss and is now 7-4 overall. Millersville improved to 6-4.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The two teams split the first four games to force a fifth game. Millersville looked for the sweep after winning the first two games by scores of 25-23 and 25-20. A young Edinboro squad rallied with wins of 25-16 and 25-20 in the next two games.
Edinboro led for the first half of game five, jumping out to a 6-2 lead thanks to four straight points. The Marauders answered with four consecutive points of their own and eventually took the lead for good at 9-8. That was part of a string of seven straight points, keyed by a pair of blocks, that boosted Millersville's lead to 14-8.
The Fighting Scots had one last rally left, running off three straight points to make the score 14-11. Megan Screptock accounted for a pair of the points with kills, but Katie Laughman's kill ended the contest.

BY THE NUMBERS

Cierah Jackson recorded a career-high 30 kills in 74 attempts to lead Edinboro. The sophomore outside hitter added a pair of block assists.
Megan Screptock was the only other Fighting Scots with double-figure kills, finishing with 11. The senior outside hitter added a team-high 21 digs.
Freshman setter Alicia Eldredge had a season-high 45 assists, marking the fourth time in the last five contests she has had 40-or-more assists. She added 11 digs.
Molly Breier and Hannah Brentar added 11 digs apiece.
Both teams struggled on the attack, with Edinboro hitting .145 and Millersville at .129. In the decisive fifth game, Edinboro had .000 hitting percentage, with 5 kills and 5 errors in 16 attempts.

NEXT FOR THE FIGHTING SCOTS

Edinboro is back in action on Saturday afyernoon at West Chester with a 1:00 p.m. match. The Golden Rams remained undefeated at 11-0 following a four-game win over Slippery Rock on Friday night. They were voted the preseason favorite in the Southeast Division in the PSAC Coaches' Preseason Poll.