Box Score Rutherford, N.J. - (10/5/2013) – A balanced attack earned Chestnut Hill College their second straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) victory as the Griffins hit a season's  best .241 (59K-20E-162TA) and tied their season's best in blocks with 11 in today's   3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24) triumph at Felician College. Freshman setter Emily Drew (Ringoes, N.J.) fed a trio of Griffin hitters that went for double-digit kills while senior middle hitter Mary Markowski (Parkton, Md.) gave a great two way performance with eight kills and seven blocks.
 
Off the opening serve freshman outside hitter Madison McBride (Long Beach, Calif.) separated Chestnut Hill College (6-10, 4-3) for an early 3-0 advantage. The Griffin advantage grew to 8-2 before the home team closed the gap forced a timeout at 12-10. The break only delayed the Griffins, who fought through a second ebb-an-flow before securing the opening 25-18 victory. In the second set, a couple of McBride aces and a round of kills off Drew's feed pushed the Griffins out to an 8-2 edge. The Griffins kept a respectful lead, 19-14, until a late Golden Falcons run chased them to a 25-23 win, 2-0. The Griffins looked to end the match early with a 10-5 advantage before the home team delayed the decision for one more round with a 25-23 win of their own, 2-1. A closely played fourth set figured as the finale with Griffins coming from behind and forcing two Golden Falcon errors for a 26-24 win, 3-1.
 
Sophomore outside hitter Olivia Emerson (Sparks, Nev.) led the home team with 16 kills, two assists, and eight digs. She was complimented by junior opposite Emma Reijonan (Joensuu, Finland) who offered 11 kills and supplied by 31 assists from sophomore Susie McKeever (North Fort Myers, Fla.). Sophomore libero Patrycja (Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland) topped the Golden Falcons defensive effort with 21 digs.
 
Sophomore middle hitter Rachel Biro (Nazareth, Pa.) was the Griffins top performer with 15 kills on a spectacular .609 (15K-1E-23TA) hitting percentage. She also helped Markowski and freshman libero Regina Trabosh (Norristown, Pa.) on the defensive end with four blocks. McBride finished with 12 kills, two aces, 19 digs, and two blocks, while senior outside hitter Alexandra DePalma (Shillington, Pa.) also offered a double-double with 14 kills, an ace, 13 digs, and two blocks. Drew totaled 49 assists and also contributed an ace, nine digs, and two blocks to the victory.
 
The women's volleyball team continues their CACC schedule on Tuesday, October 8, when they travel to Holy Family University for a 7:00 p.m. match.