Volleyball Earns Five-Set Win at Widener

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Box Score

Junior Ciara Felix logged 10 digs in the win at Widener.

Wm. Paterson WP 20-5,4-3 NJAC

Widener Wide 15-10,2-4 MAC Commonwealth

Wm. Paterson WP

20-5,4-3 NJAC

Final

Oct. 26, 2023

Widener Wide

15-10,2-4 MAC Commonwealth

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Wm. Paterson WP	25	21	25	25	15	(3)
Widener Wide	19	25	27	15	8	(2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/27/2023 9:47:00 AM

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CHESTER, Pa. – The William Paterson volleyball team (20-5, 4-3 NJAC) secured a 3-2 (25-19, 21-25, 25-27, 25-15, 15-8) non-conference road victory at Widener (15-10, 2-4 MAC Commonwealth) Oct. 26.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Pioneers trailed 15-12 in the opening set before a kill by freshman Cecilia Miller (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) sparked a 6-0 run. William Paterson and Widener traded points for a few rallies before the Pioneers posted four unanswered points to earn the 25-19 set win.
The two sides were even at 21-21 in the second set, but the Pride finished strong with four straight points to capture the 25-21 set victory.
It was a back-and-forth battle in the third set as the Pioneers led 23-20 before the Pride posted four unanswered points to take a one-point (24-23) lead. A kill by Miller tied the game, but Widener outscored WP 3-1 to take the 27-25 win.
The Pioneers and Pride were tied at 10-10 when a kill by freshman Natalie Zabloudil (London, Ohio/London) started a 15-5 run that gave WP the 25-15 set victory.
The Pride evened the score in the fifth set at 5-5 before William Paterson got hot and cruised to a 10-3 run to claim the 15-8 win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Pioneers reached the 20-win mark in a season for the first time since the 2018 campaign.
Miller logged a match-best 18 kills to pair with 18 digs for her 11th double-double of the season.
Graduate student Rose Vail (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) recorded a season-best 16 kills and eight digs.
Zabloudil notched a 13-kill outing with eight digs and six aces.
Freshman Kristian Glenn (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay) had a career-high 12 kills.
Freshman Sofia Zablackis (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Pocono Mountain East) posted eight blocks and six kills.
Freshman Abby Houpt (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) dished out a career-high 59 assists to go along with 11 digs for her fifth career double-double.
Junior Paola Molina (Hatillo, Puerto Rico/Colegio San Felipe) recorded 18 digs.
Junior Ciara Feliz (Bogota, N.J./Bogota) and sophomore Kiyarah Hicks (Redmond, Ore./Redmond) finished with 10 digs apiece.

UP NEXT:

The Pioneers head to Patchogue, N.Y., Saturday, Oct. 28, for a pair of matches against St. Joseph's (L.I.) and Old Westbury slated for 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

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