Greater Allegheny Volleyball Faces Penn State Brandywine in PSUAC Elite 8
Media, Pa. - Through three sets of play, the Penn State Greater Allegheny women's volleyball team fell to conference match-up, Penn State Brandywine, in the first round of the PSUAC Elite 8 playoffs, 3-0.
The first set opened to Brandywine's favor, as they quickly swelled to 10-2. Hard hit's completed by junior middle hitter Alyssa Finocchi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) added tallies for GA. Kills contributed from junior middle hitter Christina Floyd (Philadelphia, Pa./St. John Neuman) and freshman setter Adrielle Brisbon (Fort Washington, Md./Friendly) helped GA bring their numbers up, but Brandywine was too much to overcome, falling 25-17.
Finocchi killed three of the first four points for GA, keeping an even mark with Brandywine to open the second set. Freshman libero Brianna Audette (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) and sophomore right side hitter Kenya West (Penn Hills, Pa.) supplied GA with kills of their own, helping their team with some offensive drive. Consecutive point scoring aided to the Brandywine 25-14 takeover in the set.
Keeping their heads high, GA continued onward to the third and final set. Greater Allegheny swelled to a 6-1 lead on Brandywine to open play, attributed from Finocchi and Brisbon. The two teams found themselves tied at 11 just a short time later. Brandywine next went on a nine point run, which ultimately was the finisher for Greater Allegheny. Finocchi managed to score three more points alongside Floyd and West getting up for a block. Brandywine closed the third set with a 25-18 defeat over GA.
Greater Allegheny closes their 2013 season with their second consecutive appearance in the PSUAC Elite 8. The women finish with a record of 10-19, 8-8 PSUAC.