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Box Score

Freshman Riley Elliott had a season-best 21 kills in the win against Swarthmore.

Wm. Paterson WP 5-5,0-0 NJAC

Swarthmore SWAT 6-3,0-0 Centennial

Wm. Paterson WP

5-5,0-0 NJAC

Final

Sep. 16, 2025

Swarthmore SWAT

6-3,0-0 Centennial

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Wm. Paterson WP	25	23	25	25	15	(3)
Swarthmore SWAT	23	25	27	20	9	(2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/17/2025 4:51:00 PM

Volleyball Captures Thrilling Five-Set Win at Swarthmore

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The William Paterson volleyball team (5-5) rallied to claim a thrilling five-set road win at Swarthmore (6-3) Sept. 16.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

It was a back-and-forth opening set, and the two sides were even at 22-22, until the Pioneers outscored the Garnet, 3-1, the rest of the way to capture the 25-23 victory.
WP owned a slim 23-22 advantage in the second set after back-to-back kills by junior Kristian Glenn (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay). However, Swarthmore responded with three unanswered points to earn the 25-23 win.
Trailing, 24-22, in the third set, the Pioneers evened the score following a kill by freshman Riley Elliott (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge) and an ace by sophomore Jillian Hitt (Lakewood, Calif./Mayfair). After each side tallied another point, Swarthmore came out on top with the 27-25 victory.
The Pioneers were behind, 18-16, in the fourth set before a kill by freshman Emeli Giesler (Milton, Ga./Milton) sparked a 9-2 WP run that gave the Pioneers the 25-20 come-from-behind win to force a fifth set.
In the final set, Swarthmore held an 8-7 lead until the Pioneers flipped the script and went on a 8-1 run to capture the 15-9 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Freshman Riley Elliott (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge) recorded a season-best 21 kills and eight digs.
Glenn finished with a career-high 17 kills.
Junior Laura Gruener (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) had a career-high 10 kills.
Senior Abigail Hayth (Milford, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) logged 18 digs, nine kills and four aces.
Junior Abby Houpt (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) posted a season-best 52 assists and 18 digs.
Sophomore Bella Demers (Maumee, Ohio/Maumee) totaled a career-high 32 digs and six assists.
Junior Leah Molnar (Loudoun, Va./Freedom) notched 12 digs.

UP NEXT:

William Paterson heads to Dallas, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 20, for a tri-match hosted by Misericordia. The Pioneers will face off against New Paltz at 2:00 p.m. before battling the Cougars at 4:00 p.m.

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