Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. (11/5/2015) – The Chestnut Hill College women's volleyball team made University of the Sciences' Athletic Recreation Center feel like home this evening, rolling to a 3-0 (25-15, 25-4, 25-9) rout of "host" Nyack College in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action. The Griffins emptied their bench and remained in the driver's seat for the fourth and final playoff spot in the South Division.
 
Despite dressing just six players, Nyack College (2-21, 1-14) managed to capture the first four points of the match and led, 7-6, after a kill by sophomore Lindsay Miller (Chandler, Ariz.). Spurred by the unexpected challenge, Chestnut Hill College (11-18, 10-6) responded with a 4-0 run of its own, setting the course for a dominant finish. The Griffins turned a slim 16-12 lead into a sizeable margin with a 7-1 spurt capped by back-to-back aces from junior libero Regina Trabosh (Norristown, Pa.), and closed out a 25-15 verdict with a kill from sophomore middle hitter Samantha Gelfan (Chandler, Ariz.).
 
The next two sets were some of the most lopsided in recent memory. The Scarlet and Gold uncorked a 9-0 run to open up a 15-2 bulge and finished with eight consecutive points on the way to a 25-4 whitewashing. Senior outside hitter Francesca Lynn Faillace (Philadelphia, Pa.) and freshman outside hitter Emma Mull (Jeannette, Pa.) registered kills during the finishing flourish for the Griffins. The four points allowed were the program's fewest in a set since joining National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II.
 
Chestnut Hill College controlled the third set in similar fashion, leading by as many as 17 en route to a 25-9 decision.
 
Miller and sophomore outside hitter Alexus Winters (Yorba Linda, Calif.) recorded four kills each for Nyack College, with sophomore outside hitter Jillian Smith (Oceanside, Calif.) providing 11 digs and classmate Kelsi Collins (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) adding 10.

Senior outside hitter Rachel Biro (Nazareth, Pa.) connected for 10 kills to lead the Griffins, who got kills from nine different players on the night. Junior middle hitter Emily Koehler (Bath, Pa.) finished with six kills without an error (6K-0E-13TA, .462), and Gelfan also turned in an errorless evening with five kills on 12 attempts (.417). Chestnut Hill College hit .400 (13K-1E-30TA) in the second set and .350 (8K-1E-20TA) in the third. 

Senior setter Alyssa Tamsing (Ventura, Calif.) posted a match-high 13 assists to supplement seven digs, while Trabosh hustled to a match-best 19 digs and was one of four Griffins to notch two aces, joining Shunk, senior outside hitter Justine Ganan (San Diego, Calif.), and sophomore defensive specialist Peyton Reno (Wilmington, Del.).
 
Chestnut Hill College now steels for a critical CACC South Division showdown with Georgian Court University. With the teams sharing 10-6 CACC marks, the winner will have the inside track on the #3 seed in the division. First serve is set for 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7.