Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. – (9/4/2012) – Returning home from Florida, the Chestnut Hill College women's volleyball team welcomed West Chester University to Sorgenti Arena this evening. The Golden Rams served up some tough competition, quieting the home crowd and the Griffins with a 3-0 victory. On the outside, freshman hitter Abby Gruver (Coplay, Pa.) and junior hitter Alexandra DePalma (Shillington, Pa.) teamed with sophomore setter Alyssa Tamsing (Ventura, Calif.) to lead the Griffins into battle.
 
West Chester University was led by junior right side Allison Grammer (Center Valley, Pa.), who killed nine sets on a .438 (9K-2E-16TA) hitting percentage. Sophomore setter Mary Faust (Reading, Pa.) directed the Golden Ram attack with 19 assists and four aces, while the defensive effort came from junior defensive specialist Tyler Sheafer (West Chester, Pa.) and sophomore middle hitter Cora Reese (Pittsburgh, Pa.) who offered 14 digs and three blocks, respectively.
 
For Chestnut Hill College (1-4), Gruver scored ten kills and hustle to six kills, while DePalma mirrored her effort with eight kills and ten digs on the other side. Tamsing supplied 32 assists, while additional contributions came from junior middle hitter Mary Markowski (Parkton, Md.) and freshman libero Deanna Bianchini (Blue Bell, Pa.), who recorded five kills and 11 digs, respectively.
 
The women volleyball team will remain home to host Lincoln University in a 7:00 p.m. contest on Thursday, September 6.