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Box Score vs. West Liberty / Box Score vs. Pitt-Johnstown

Fairmont, W.Va. – The Ursuline volleyball team dropped its first two matches of the season on Friday (Aug. 31), falling in three sets to West Liberty University and then four sets to the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown on the opening day of the Falcon Fest, hosted by Fairmont State University.

The Arrows fell to the Hilltoppers 25-20, 25-22 and 25-17.

Pitt-Johnstown bested Ursuline by scores of 25-14 and 25-19 before the Arrows won a thrilling third set by a score of 27-25. The Lady Cats rebounded with a 25-14 victory in the fourth set to clinch the match.

In the first match of the day, junior Alex Leister led Ursuline with seven kills while classmate Maureen Kelly chipped in six and sophomore Brittany Kempf added four to combine for 17 of the Arrows 24 kills, 18 of which came on an assist from sophomore Kelley Plas.

Defensively, both Leister and sophomore Kelly Stenger scooped out a match-high 17 digs.

In the second match, junior transfer Heidi Mervar led the Arrows with nine kills while Kelly duplicated her six points from the first match of the day.

Plas handed out 22 helpers and Stenger led Ursuline with 18 digs.

The Arrows will conclude the Falcon Fest tomorrow with a pair of matches as they take on Shepherd University at 12:00 p.m. and West Virginia Wesleyan College at 4:00 p.m.