Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Philadelphia, Pa. – (9/15/2012) – Chestnut Hill College hosted a full day of volleyball with Nyack College and Dowling College visiting campus for today's tri-match. Freshman outside hitter Abby Gruver (Coplay, Pa.) and sophomore setter Alyssa Tamsing (Ventura, Calif.) proved as the Griffins top performers, but the home team took two losses; first to the Warriors 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-22) and the second to the Golden Lions, 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-12).
 
In the day's opening match, Chestnut Hill College (4-8) challenged Nyack College (2-3) in non-conference competition. The Warriors hit .342 (47K-8E-114TA) as a team with senior outside hitter Moana Masaniai (Waipahu, Hawaii) leading the effort on 16 kills and a .452 (16K-2E-31TA) hitting percentage. Freshman middle blocker Samantha Garza (North Branch, Mich.) and junior outside hitter Debbie Schendel (Great Falls, Mont.) also hit well, Garza scoring 12 kills on a .458 (12K-1E-24TA) hitting percentage and Schendel recording 11 kills on a .478 (11K-0E-23TA) hitting percentage. Schendel also made 18 digs. Junior setter Brianna Kane (Bethany, Conn.) was the fuel for the Warrior offense, providing 38 assists. For the Griffins, sophomore outside hitter Kaitlyn Schock (Allentown, Pa.) led the offense with nine kills, while Gruver totaled eight kills on Tamsing's 27 assists. The Griffin defensive effort was headlined by 16 digs from junior outside hitter Alexandra DePalma (Shillington, Pa.) and 13 digs from freshman libero Dianna Bianchini (Blue Bell, Pa.).
 
Dowling College (7-1) topped the Griffins in the final match of the afternoon, hitting .232 (41K-15E-112TA), but also recording eight team blocks in the affair. Senior outside hitter Bethany Shepard (Lakewood, Colo.) and freshman outside hitter Franki Dove (Manorville, N.Y.) feed off the feed of freshman setter Kayla Dillman (Rochester, N.Y.) and junior setter Mirjana Radovanovic (Dubrovnik, Croatia), who combined for 34 assists. Shepard led the Golden Lions with 11 kills, 14 digs, and two blocks. Gruver was the Griffins top player with 11 kills and ten digs. Tamsing offered 27 assists, while junior middle hitter Mary Markowski (Parkton, Md.) contributed eight kills and four blocks in the losing effort.
 
The women volleyball team returns to their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) with a 7:00 p.m. match against Goldey-Beacom College on Wednesday, September 19.