Cedar Crest College Athletics

LANGHORNE, Pa. — The Cedar Crest College volleyball team lost to Cairn University, 3-0, on Tuesday evening in United East Conference play at the Mason Activity Center.

Sophomore Samantha Fitzpatrick's (Royse City, Texas/Community) kill tied the first set at 15-15, and her service ace followed by two Highlanders attack errors gave the Falcons an 18-15 lead. Cairn answered to tie it at 18-18, and after sophomore Kayla Duenkel's (Central Square, N.Y./Bishop Grimes) kill brought Cedar Crest even at 20-20, the Highlanders scored the final five points to take the set 25-20.

The Falcons cut a 12-7 deficit to 12-10 in the second set, with first-year Gabby Manygoats' (Bloomfield, N.M./Navajo Preparatory School) kill from classmate Gloria Slavik (Key West, Fla./Basilica) capping the three-point push. Cairn answered after Cedar Crest got back to 13-11, scoring eight straight points to open a 21-11 lead. The Falcons added late points, including a Manygoats block, before the Highlanders finished the set, 25-15.

Cedar Crest moved in front 14-13 on a service ace by first-year Kylie Heffner (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) after Manygoats and Duenkel helped the visitors answer earlier Cairn points. The Highlanders responded to Fitzpatrick's kill that made it 16-15 with six straight points, pushing the Falcons into a 22-15 deficit. The hosts finished the set 25-17.

Fitzpatrick led the Falcons with seven kills and 8.0 points, adding a service ace, and two digs. Slavik finished with a team-high 18 assists and added 11 digs and a block assist. Heffner recorded 11 digs, four kills, and a team-best two service aces.

Sophomore Marah Lehman (Chambersburg, Pa.) paced Cairn with 16 kills and 19 points, hitting .438 while adding 12 digs, two aces, and two block assists. Senior Bridget Dahn (Smithsburg, Md.) added eight kills on a .333 hitting percentage with 11 digs and two aces. Sophomore Bella Manthe (Manila, Philippines) recorded 23 assists and five digs. Junior Liliana Magazzu (Reading, Pa.) collected 11 digs and served three aces.

Cedar Crest (4-15 overall, 1-7 United East) welcomes in St. Mary's College of Maryland for its final regular season home match on Saturday, October 24 at 1:00 p.m. on Homecoming Weekend. Cairn (13-6 overall, 5-2 United East) will face Lancaster Bible College (11:00 a.m.) and Hood College (1:00 p.m.) in a road tri-match on Saturday.