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Junior Ciara Felix logged 10 digs in the win at Widener.
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Winner Wm. Paterson WP 20-5,4-3 NJAC
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Widener Wide 15-10,2-4 MAC Commonwealth
Winner
Wm. Paterson WP
20-5,4-3 NJAC
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Final
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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 |

Volleyball Earns Five-Set Win at Widener

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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