MERTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown women's volleyball honored three seniors Saturday afternoon on senior day as
Mallory Hoch (Zionsville, Pa./Southern Lehigh),
Kristina Diaz (Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park) and
Paige Skinner (Placerville, Calif./Ponderosa) were recognized prior to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division match with Shepherd at Brandywine Heights Area High School.
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The Golden Bears lost in straight sets by scores of 13-25, 18-25, 23-25, as they improved on each set, but just couldn't get in the win column in either of the three. Their record is now 20-9 overall and 8-5 in the PSAC East.
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The Rams (21-3, 10-2), which currently sit in a tie for first in the division, came out firing on all cylinders on the road in set one, taking a 7-6 lead and turning it into an 18-8 advantage and raced towards the finish line to take the opener. In set two, KU had its largest lead of four (16-12) after a Skinner kill, but Shepherd scored six of the next seven points to go ahead 18-17 and held onto the lead until the end. Set three was similar in that the Maroon and Gold were out in front by multiple points, leading 19-14 following a
Grace White (Pennsburg, Pa./Quakertown) kill. The Rams went on a 7-1 run to take the lead and then also rallied from down 23-22 after an attack error, but recorded the final three points to take the match.
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White led the attack for the second straight night, finishing with 10 kills and adding two blocks. Both
Madilyn Bogovic (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) and Skinner tallied nine kills and combined for 10 digs.
Emma Baldridge (Damascus, Md./Damascus) totaled 13 assists and four digs and
Abby Polo (Coventry, Conn./Coventry) contributed 12 assists and two blocks.
Saige Thibodeaux (Cape Coral, Fla./Ida S. Baker) had eight digs and
Julia Riley (Secane, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) added five.
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Kutztown will conclude its regular season slate of the 2026 schedule next weekend with two road matches on back-to-back days. KU will take on Lackawanna on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m., in a non-conference match, and then will play at Lock Haven on Saturday at 1 p.m., in the PSAC East regular season finale. KU has already clinched a spot in the PSAC Tournament, which will begin the following Monday.
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