Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. - (9/13/2017) – Tonight's exciting Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match between Chestnut Hill College and South Division rival, Goldey-Beacom College packed Sorgenti Arena from the opening serve. The two teams battled it throughout the duration of the affair, but it was the Lightning who walked away with the win, 3-1 (25-16, 19-25, 25-18, 27-25) coming back from a 22-19 deficit to capture the fourth set by a 27-25 margin. Senior captain Samantha Gelfan (Chandler, Ariz.) headlined the Scarlet and Gold effort with 10 kills and a block (10.5 points).
 
Chestnut Hill College (1-8, 0-1) scored the first point of the match on a Gelfan kill, 1-0, however Goldey-Beacom College (2-4, 1-0) rallied to take the lead at 2-1 and held it until the Scarlet and Gold knotted the affair at 8-8 on a Lightning attack error. Unfortunately, Goldey-Beacom College responded with a 9-5 run that forced a Griffin timeout at 17-13. Following the break the Lightning continued to control the set, pacing Chestnut Hill College to a 25-16 final (1-0).
 
The Lightning led early in the second set as well, 4-1, but again allowed the Griffins catch up at 8-8 on another attacking miscue. The error inspired Chestnut Hill College, who located freshman outside hitter Corrine Kalala (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), sophomore middle hitter Cassie Callahan (St. Louis, Mo.), and Gelfan before Goldey-Beacom College requested a timeout, down 15-10. The Lightning took a second timeout at 19-11, but by then found themselves out of contention as the Griffins won the set by a 25-19 margin (1-1).
 
The third was tight, tied at 12-12 before Goldey-Beacom College complied a 13-6 closing run. Freshman outside hitter Breanne Haley (Elkton, Md.) recorded seven kills in the set, while freshman libero Morgan Andrews (Wilmington, Del.) hustled to 14 digs (2-1).
 
With the match on the line, the fourth set was neck-and-neck with Chestnut Hill College holding a late 22-19 advantage before the second Lightning timeout. The talk refocused the visitors, who forced the Griffins into timeouts at 22-21 (CHC) and 24-23 (GBC). A Goldey-Beacom College service error evened the contest at 24-24 and a second, two points later, knotted the set at 25-25. Unfortunately, a Griffin service error put the Lightning in the catbird seat, which they capitalized on with a closing kill from senior middle hitter Jada Canteen (Newark, Del.).
 
Haley led Goldey-Beacom College with 24 kills on a .310 (24K-6E-58TA) hitting percentage. She was well supported by senior middle hitter Jax Babezki (Warrington, Pa.) – 13 kills on a .419 (13K-0E-31TA) hitting percentage – and Canteen, who scored 11 kills on a .250 (11K-5E-24TA) hitting percentage. Freshman setter Sydney Fulton (Wilmington, Del.) was a factor as well with a kill, 46 assists, two aces, and 15 digs. She got help on the defensive end from Andrews who made 29 digs in excess of her six assists. Haley also recorded 15 digs and assisted on a pair of blocks in the Lightning's five-block effort.
 
Behind Gelfan, Chestnut Hill College targeted Callahan for nine kills and Kalala for seven. Junior setter Kennedy Sutton (Chesapeake, Va.) ran the point with 28 assists in excess of an ace, ten digs, and a pair of blocks. She was complimented on defense by senior libero Peyton Reno (Wilmington, Del.) (28) and sophomore outside hitter Reily Byxbee (Madison, Conn.) (19), who combined for 47 of the Griffins' 79 digs. Freshman middle hitter Ragen Baldwin (Lancaster, Pa.) recorded a career-high five blocks for the second time in the last three matches.
 
Prior to the start of this evening's match, Sutton was recognized by Head Coach Kim Kolesnik for recording her 2,000 career assist in the Griffins 3-2 (25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 15-12) win over Franklin Pierce University on Saturday, September 9.
 
Chestnut Hill College briefly breaks from their CACC schedule to visit LIU Post for a 6:00 p.m. match on Friday, September 15.