WEST CHESTER, Pa. (November 5, 2011) – Cali Snell (York, PA/York Suburban) finished with double-digit kills for the ninth time this season as the Kutztown University women's volleyball team defeated West Chester, 3-0, Saturday afternoon in its final Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) match of the regular season.
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Kutztown (24-8 overall, 13-6) moves into the postseason as the second-seed in the Eastern Division. It will play a rematch of Saturday's contest against third-seeded West Chester in a PSAC Quarterfinal match on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Snell tallied ten kills in KU's straight set victory. She also had three blocks.
Fellow senior
Erin Kissling (York, PA/Central York) had nine kills against the Golden Rams and also pitched in a team-high 16 digs.
Katie Lutz (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle Antrim),
Brittany Harman (Hanover, PA/South Western) and
Cait Hess (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) each had seven kills in the victory.
Lutz led KU with five blocks and is a major reason why KU leads the conference and is second in Division II in blocking.
Brianna Risch (Coatesville, PA/Coatesville) also added a pair of blocks with five kills.
Lindsey Smith (Hanover, PA/Delone Catholic) had 15 digs and should play a significant role in KU's success down the stretch in the postseason.
Junior setters
Kimberlee Gomber (Washington, PA/Washington) and
Dana Wright (Warminster, PA/Saint Basil Academy) continue to impress this season and turned in another great outing on Saturday. Gomber led KU with 22 assists, followed by Wright with 18.
Game-time for Tuesday's Quarterfinal is set for 7 p.m.
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