JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- The Grove City College volleyball team closed the 2022 season Saturday afternoon with a 26-24, 26-24, 22-25, 26-24 setback to longtime rival Penn State Behrend in the quarterfinals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championship Tournament, hosted by New Jersey City University.
Junior
Anna DeGraaf (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) and freshman
Bella Costa (Newbury, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) both recorded a team-leading 10 kills for third-seeded Grove City (18-11 overall). Junior
Eloise Augustine (West Chester, Ohio/Mars Hill) posted seven kills and senior
Robyn Collier (Corona, Calif./Carnegie Riverside) added six kills.
Sophomore setter
Kennedy Kerr (East Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) distributed 24 assists. Freshman
Brooklyn Wirebaugh (Medina, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) tallied 16 assists. Costa served four aces while DeGraaf and Wirebaugh each had three aces. Grove City finished the match with 11 aces as a team.
Junior libero
Gabby Lucas (Butler, Pa./Butler) led the Wolverine defense with 20 digs. Senior
Faith Keating (Troy, Mich./Troy) recorded 14 digs and Kerr had 13 digs. DeGraaf had three blocks and Collier notched a pair of blocks.
No. 6 seed Behrend will play No. 2 seed Cabrini in Sunday's semifinals.
Collier, Keating and
Katie Pry (Enon, Ohio/Greenon) will graduate from the Grove City program.