GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College volleyball team improved to 7-2 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference by earning a 25-22, 25-14, 25-21 victory Thursday night over visiting Allegheny (17-10, 7-2 PAC) in conference play at the Grove City College Arena. The victory keeps Grove City one game behind Thiel (8-1 PAC) in the race for the top seed in next week's conference tournament.
Freshman
Bella Costa (Newbury, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) led Grove City's balanced offensive attack with nine kills while junior
Eloise Augustine (West Chester, Ohio/Mars Hill) posted eight kills. Junior
Anna DeGraaf (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) recorded six kills.Â
Sophomore setter
Kennedy Kerr (East Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) distributed 18 assists and freshman
Brooklyn Wirebaugh (Medina, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) assisted 11 kills. Costa served a season-high five aces.Â
DeGraaf and senior
Robyn Collier (Corona, Calif./Carnegie Riverside) both had five blocks. Sophomore
Audrey Donnelly (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Woodridge) added three blocks.Â
Senior
Faith Keating (Troy, Mich./Troy) tallied a match-high 16 digs for Grove City. Junior
Gabby Lucas (Butler, Pa./Butler) recorded 14 digs.Â
Allegheny defeated Grove City in a non-conference match September 7 in Meadville, 25-19, 25-17, 26-28, 25-20. Grove City now leads the all-time series, 31-29.Â
Grove City (17-9 overall) closes the regular season Saturday at 1 p.m. at conference foe Waynesburg. A Grove City win, coupled with an Allegheny win Saturday night at Thiel would forge a three-way tie at 8-2. The top three seeds would then be determined by the conference's tiebreaking formula, which depends upon the teams' respective records against the other conference teams in descending standings order.Â