Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. – (10/3/2012) – A steady Holy Family University showing was enough to top the Chestnut Hill College women's volleyball team this evening, as the Tigers defeated the Griffins 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-17) for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) win.  Freshman middle hitter Rachel Biro (Nazareth, Pa.) and junior outside hitter Alexandra DePalma (Shillington, Pa.) headlined the Griffin effort on both sides of the net.
 
Chestnut Hill College (6-12, 2-5) started off well, holding a 4-1 lead on Holy Family University (6-13, 4-4) early in the opening set. Unfortunately, the Tigers recovered to tie the set at 5-5 before running out to a 12-5 advantage. They would eventually take the first set 25-19 on the front court play of sophomore outside hitter Devyn Ingram (King of Prussia, Pa.). The Tigers slowly grew their lead in the second set, forcing the Griffins to a late timeout, down 21-18, before winning the frame 25-20. In the third set, the Griffins gave the Tigers troubles at the start only to lose the set by the matches' largest margin, 25-17.
 
Ingram and freshman outside hitter Emma Herring (Newtown, Conn.) each killed 14 balls for the Tigers, but it was Herring who led the effort with an additional five aces and three blocks. Junior setter Chelsea Keegan (Bucyrus, Ohio) supplied 39 assists for the Tiger offense while the defense came as a team effort.
 
As the Griffins top performer, Biro totaled 10.5 points on her nine kills and two blocks. She hit .571 (9K-1E-14TA) to carry the Griffins .174 (28K-13E-86TA) team hitting percentage. DePalma also contributed on both sides of the net. She totaled ten points on eight kills, an ace, 11 digs, and two blocks. Freshman setter Alyssa Tamsing (Ventura, Calif.) provided 27 assists for the Griffin offense while freshman libero Deanna Bianchini (Blue Bell, Pa.) anchored the defense with 13 digs. Junior middle hitter Mary Markowski (Parkton, Md.) helped with four blocks.
 
The women's volleyball team takes their CACC schedule on the road with a 12:00 p.m. match at Dominican College on Saturday, October 6.