INDIANA, Pa. — The Edinboro women's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to IUP on Friday.
The Scots started the first set with a
Grace Petro service ace and a
Christina Lockett kill from Petro for a 2-0 lead. They held the lead to 7-5 on an
Anna Saldana ace. IUP moved in front 9-7 with kills by Kyra Schmidt and Maddie Zechman around a Zechman ace. Edinboro answered with a
Suncica Lekic kill, a
Faith Schneider ace and a
Reilly Parent kill to take an 11-9 lead. The Crimson Hawks scored the next five points to go up 14-11, while the Fighting Scots worked back to 16-16 on a
D'Aira Whitner kill. Edinboro stayed within 19-18 on another Whitner kill but, IUP pushed the margin to 23-18 and closed the set 25-21 on a Jessica Neiman kill.
The Fighting Scots built a 7-3 lead in the second set behind three Whitner kills along with finishes from Lockett and
Taylor Pucky. IUP answered with three straight points to close within 7-6, and after an Edinboro point, Jessica Neiman had three kills during a four-point run that put the Crimson Hawks ahead 10-8. The Scots cut the deficit to 16-13 on a Schneider kill, but IUP pushed the margin back to 20-14 with a pair of Edinboro erroers and another Neiman kill.
Reilly Parent's block helped the Fighting Scots get back to 20-16, but the Crimson Hawks reached 24-17 on consecutive kills by Neiman and Charlotte Potvin before closing the set 25-19.
Petro served the Scots to the first three points of the third set, including an ace, before Parent and Lockett combined on a block in the early run. IUP came back to tie the set at 6-6, and after Pucky put Edinboro back in front briefly, the home team moved ahead 12-8 behind Delaney Concannon and Potvin kills. A Parent kill brought the Fighting Scots within 12-9, but the Crimson Hawks built the lead to 21-10 with a seven-point stretch that included two Sammy Stephens kills and a Kyra Schmidt kill. Edinboro added late points on kills from Whitner, Pucky and Parent, but IUP closed the set 25-14.
Whitner led the Scots with 12 kills while hitting .524. Petro finished with 14 assists, two service aces and five digs. Schneider recorded 13 digs and added a service ace. Saldana added 12 assists and one service ace.
Up next, the Fighting Scots visit University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown on Saturday at noon.
