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University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Athletics

PITT-JOHNSTOWN MOUNTAIN CATS
CarotaVrabel1
Ali Single
1
Indiana (PA) IUP 6-20, 5-12 PSAC-SW
3
Winner Pitt-Johnstown UPJ 15-12, 7-10 PSAC-SW
Indiana (PA) IUP
6-20, 5-12 PSAC-SW
1
Final
3
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ
15-12, 7-10 PSAC-SW
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Indiana (PA) IUP 25 18 20 22 (1)
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ 23 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Finishes Home Schedule With Four-Set PSAC Win Over IUP

Johnstown, PA

7399Noelle Carota collected a match-high 16 kills, and Caitlin Vrabel added 12 kills as the Pitt-Johnstown volleyball team closed out its 2019 home schedule with a 3-set-to-1 PSAC victory of IUP, Tuesday night in the Sports Center.  The Mountain Cats improved to 15-12 overall and 7-10 in the PSAC Southwest division.
 
After dropping the opening set 25-23, Pitt-Johnstown responded with 25-18, 25-20, and 25-22 wins to wrap up the match.
 
Pitt-Johnstown climbed out to an 11-7 lead midway through the opening set on three straight IUP attack errors.  The Crimson Hawks battled back to retake the lead 18-17 on Gia Cannavino's kill, before extending it to 24-21.  The Mountain Cats got a kill from Lauren Gechter and another IUP attack error to pull to within one, but Jasmine Raudys' kill closed out the Crimson Hawks' 25-23 win.
 
IUP got off to a quick start in the second set and opened-up a 7-2 lead, before Pitt-Johnstown countered with a 7-1 run, capped by J.C. Longeville and Vrabel kills, to go in front 9-8.  It stayed close until the Mountain Cats broke a 17-all tie with an 8-1 spurt to even the match with a 25-18 win on Longeville's service ace and an IUP attack error.
 
7414The Mountain Cats erased a 14-9 deficit with six straight points to regain the lead by one in the fourth set.  Pitt-Johnstown scored six of the final seven points, including kills from Anna Johns and Tatiana Pitcher, to help the Mountain Cats secure a 25-20 win.
 
Carota's ace helped Pitt-Johnstown jumped out to a 13-9 fourth set advantage.  IUP clawed back to tie it at 15 on Liv Burns' kill and regained the lead at 18-17 on a Caroline Walsh kill.  However, the Mountain Cats finished strong again and closed out the match with a 25-22 on Johns' and Pitcher's block.
 
Carota finished with 16 kills, seven kills, and a pair of aces, while Vrabel had 12 kills to lead Pitt-Johnstown.  Johns collected eight kills and three blocks, Pitcher had seven kills and two blocks, and Gechter tallied five kills and a block.
 
Longeville's match-high 43 set assists and 11 digs paced the Mountain Cats.  Pitt-Johnstown also got a match-high 37 digs and two aces from Erin Carmody and 18 digs from Gabi DeRenzo.
 
IUP, which fell to 6-20 overall and 5-12 in the PSAC Southwest, was led by Cannavino's 13 kill and 12 digs and Jessica Ignace's 12 kills and five blocks.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will close out the 2019 season with PSAC matches at Seton Hill on Friday and California (PA) on Saturday.
 
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