Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. - (9/16/2014) – Chestnut Hill College played a spirited match this evening, fending off Goldey-Beacom College in a 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 26-24) Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) triumph over the Lightning. Sophomore outside hitter Madison McBride (Long Beach, Calif.) and junior middle hitter Rachel Biro (Nazareth, Pa.) continued to carry the front line while sophomore libero Regina Trabosh (Norristown, Pa.) captained a defensive effort that held the Lightning to a .068 (33K-23E-146TA) hitting percentage.
 
Chestnut Hill College (5-6, 2-1) took an early lead in the opening set and after four kills apiece from McBride and Biro, and a strong supporting effort from senior right side Kaitlin Schock (Allentown, Pa.), two kills and two blocks, the Griffins paced Goldey-Beacom College (5-5, 2-1) in a 25-23 win. In the second set it was the Lightning who set the tempo, leading the Griffins 16-14 before the home team set Sorgenti Arena in to a frenzy with an 11-5 run to victory, 25-19. The final set followed a similar path with the Lightning leading, 22-15, until the Griffins united on an 11-2 run that was highlighted by four kills from freshman middle hitter Melissa Shunk (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).
 
Senior outside hitter Kadi McCoy (Dallastown, Pa.) led the Lightning with 15 kills and nine digs. She was supported by junior setter Danielle Cipolletti (Scottsdale, Ariz.), who offered 25 assists and joined a pair of double-digit diggers in junior defensive specialist Mackenzie Wilson (Wilmington, Del.), 12 digs, and graduate libero Niki Receveur (Wilmington, Del.), 18 digs, with 16 digs of her own.
 
Biro totaled 13 kills on a .171 (13K-7E-35TA) hitting percentage while McBride was more efficient with her 11 kills, scoring them on a .237 (11K-2E-38TA) average. Junior setter Alyssa Tamsing (Ventura, Calif.) provided 37 assists for the offense, which also got nine kills from Shunk. Trabosh topped the Griffins defensive stats with 26 digs while getting help from three other Griffins who reached double-digit digs; junior defensive specialist Meghan Chiovitti (Brighton, Colo.) made 12 digs, junior defensive specialist Deanna Bianchini (Blue Bell, Pa.) recorded ten digs, and Tamsing added 11 more while getting in on the Griffins five team blocks. Shunk and fellow freshman middle hitter freshman middle hitter Samantha Gelfan (Chandler, Ariz.) combined for two and a half of them.

The women's volleyball team briefly breaks from CACC play to visit Queens College for a 7:00 p.m. match on Thursday, September 18.