Clarion U. Volleyball Sweeps Past Cheyney; Soccer Falls in Double OT

| October 1, 2016

Clarion Volleyball
CHEYNEY, Pa. – The Clarion volleyball team won its fourth straight match and third in a row against PSAC opposition, sweeping Cheyney 3-0 (25-9, 25-20, 25-15) on the road on Friday night.

(Photo courtesy of Clarion University Athletics)

Clarion (9-6, 3-0 PSAC) will wrap their weekend against West Chester on Saturday.

The match against the Wolves afforded Clarion the opportunity to use a number of different players, and the fresh faces did not disappoint. Shelby Coughenourhad a match-high nine kills and also posted five digs on the evening. Kaitlyn Glaser and Nicole Lukens also added seven kills apiece. Leah Venzel and Kaley Pittsley set Clarion to a stellar .418 hitting percentage and combined for 33 assists on the night.

The Golden Eagles opened up the match on a 6-0 run that was capped with three straight kills by Coughenour, and Sarah Boodjeh made it a 9-3 advantage with a kill. Pittsley and Olivia Olson won the race to 15 with a block of Alaiya Cave and Pittsley ran the advantage to 20-7 with an ace. Glaser delivered the set-winner in the first, punctuating the 25-9 win with a kill.

Cheyney led the second set by as many as five points, taking a 13-8 lead on a kill by Cave, but Jessica Samuelstied it at 13 with a kill and Julia Holden did it again at 14-all. Clarion took the lead for good when Lukens bounced a kill to make it 21-20 as the Golden Eagles scored the last five points of the set; they on Kara Coffman’s serve thanks to an error by Nishay Carrier.

Clarion ran away with things in the third set, breaking a 6-6 tie with a kill by Glaser and never looking back from that point. Holden made it 12-6 with a kill and Coffman capped a 10-0 run with a service ace. Glaser recorded the match-winner at 25-15, taking a set from Pittsley and recording the kill for the victory.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

CLARION, Pa. – The Clarion soccer team was engaged in a dogfight in PSAC competition on Friday night, falling 3-2 to Lock Haven in a dramatic double-overtime finish. The Golden Eagles (2-7-2, 2-6-1 PSAC) will be back in action tomorrow evening when they host Mansfield at Memorial Stadium.

There were chances aplenty for both teams on Friday, with Clarion having several opportunities to tack on and take advantage over Lock Haven. The Golden Eagles in particular were robbed on several great chances, including a backwards diving save by Bree Hilty on Marina Kelly in the 73rd minute and a later sequence where Meliah Roman, Anna Chamberlin andErin Rodgers all had good looks on the net.

Kelly did net her fourth goal of the season in the first half, scoring in the 28th minute to put Clarion ahead – an advantage that held through the halftime break. Aaliyah Odom raced down the field and fought off a defender, crossing a pass through the box to Kelly. Kelly fought off a defender and chipped it in behind a charging Hilty to give Clarion the 1-0 lead.

Lock Haven scored on two consecutive opportunities early in the second half to briefly take the advantage. Jordan Shoff scored on a header off a corner kick to tie the game, and Gabby Kishbaugh scored from roughly 25′ out to make it 2-1 in the 68th minute.

Clarion countered late in the half, though, thanks to a well-executed corner kick. Anna Sheen fired a beauty to the far post, where Taylor Starr was waiting to head in the equalizer in the 80th minute.

Neither team scored in the first extra session, but Lock Haven found the back of the net in the 102nd minute to take the win. Janelle Swartz headed in Shoff’s corner kick to make it 3-2 and seal the win for the Bald Eagles.


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