PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Saint Francis fell to Chatham who sits in the No. 2 seed of the PAC standings.
After losing the first set 10-25, Saint Francis went on a little 3-0 run during the second set.
Alexandra Sappia set up a low ball for
Ava Holden to register a kill. Then two errors from Chatham kept the Red Wolves on top. Little by little Saint Francis hacked at the score until the Cougars were up by one. Sappia set up
Rylan Crowell for the kill on the left side which tied the game at 26. Chatham then produced two attacking errors which gave Saint Francis the second set win at 28-26.
The third quarter started out with the same momentum as the end of the second. The Red Wolves pulled a 7-0 run with help from several players, including
Emmi Adrian who grabbed herself two aces. Chatham went on a group of runs themselves to take the set 25-21. The Cougars continued that energy in the fourth set, winning 25-15.
Offensively, Crowell finished with 12 kills and seven digs. Sappia had 21 assists, five kills, four digs, one ace, and a .455 hitting percentage.
Defensively,
Aleya Talmadge collected a career high of 30 digs and three assists. Adrian nabbed 11 digs, eight assists, and three aces.
Saint Francis continues its road trip over to Ohio on Saturday. The Red Wolves will face Hiram at 1:00 p.m.
