LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Kutztown women's volleyball concluded its bounce back, successful regular season on Saturday afternoon at Lock Haven, falling in straight sets in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division finale for both teams at Thomas Field House. Scores of the match were 20-25, 19-25, 18-25.
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The Golden Bears ended the regular season with a 21-10 overall record and 8-6 mark in the PSAC East, securing the final PSAC Tournament berth, their first trip to the postseason since the 2011 season. The 21 victories is also the most since that campaign when KU won 24 matches. Kutztown will now travel to take on the fourth seed, East Stroudsburg, in the First Round on Monday night.
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Defeating a team three times in a single year is always difficult in any sport, and the Maroon and Gold were tasked with doing that Saturday, with a chance at hosting a First Round match on the line. But the host Bald Eagles (20-6, 12-2) made sure that wouldn't happen and took care of the match in three sets, earning a top two seed in PSACs and a bye to the quarterfinal round where they will host the winner of one of the First Round matches.
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Unlike in the previous two matches with these teams earlier in the season, Lock Haven's attack was on fire as it finished with a 49-33 advantage in kills and had a .315 hit percentage, compared to Kutztown's .169.
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Madilyn Bogovic (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) led the Golden Bears offense with 10 kills and added six digs.
Paige Skinner (Placerville, Calif./Ponderosa) finished with eight kills and 12 digs.
Grace White (Pennsburg, Pa./Quakertown) tallied seven kills and three digs.
Ellie White (Pennsburg, Pa./Quakertown) totaled four kills, three blocks and two service aces.
Abby Polo (Coventry, Conn./Coventry) contributed 18 assists, two blocks and a dig.
Emma Baldridge (Damascus, Md./Damascus) notched eight assists and five digs.
Saige Thibodeaux (Cape Coral, Fla./Ida S. Baker) added 10 digs and
Julia Riley (Secane, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) had seven.
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