Philadelphia, Pa. – (10/27/2018) – Holy Family University served as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent in today's Senior Day match as the Chestnut Hill College Department of Athletics and Recreation honored the collegiate career of senior setter Kennedy Sutton (Chesapeake, Va.). Following the ceremony the Tigers took control of the match, first pacing the Griffins in a 25-16 end before later executing a 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-17) with succeeding wins of 25-18 and 25-17. Sutton offered four kills, 14 assists, and six digs. She was complimented by the striking of junior middle hitter Cassie Callahan (St. Louis, Mo.) and sophomore middle hitter Ragen Baldwin (Lancaster, Pa.), who scored seven (7K-2E-23TA, .217) and five (5K-1E-9TA, .444) kills, respectively.

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Holy Family University (24-5, 16-1) sprinted out to a 16-7 lead, which they later extended to 21-9, before holding off Chestnut Hill College (9-18, 6-11) in a 25-16 conclusion (1-0). The Tigers continued to control the match with the first five points of the second set, 5-0. The head start was enough to keep them in the lead the rest of the way in a 25-18 end (2-0). Another fast start gave Holy Family University an 8-1 edge in the third set. Chestnut Hill College responded with a 9-3 run that trimmed the deficit to a single point, 11-10. Unfortunately, that is as close as the Griffins would get with the Tigers outscoring the Scarlet and Gold 14-7 the rest of the way in a 25-17 finish (3-0).
 
Senior middle hitter Chase Wassel (North Wales, Pa.) headlined Holy Family University's offense with 17 kills, seven aces, and two block assists (24.5 points). She also provided a team-high nine digs. Her efforts were compliment by 10 kills and two digs from senior outside hitter Jaime Bonner (Warminster, Pa.). Freshman setter Morgan Silks (Norristown, Pa.) contributed 38 assists, two aces, six digs, and a solo block.
 
In addition to the offense provided by Callahan, Baldwin, and Sutton, junior outside hitter Reily Byxbee (Madison, Conn.) was a factor with four kills, two assists, and 10 digs. As a senior captain and four-year starter, Sutton ranks among the program's top-20 all-time in 14 statistical categories and serves as the all-time leader in both assists (1^st, 3,464) and assists-per-set (1^st, 8.07). She was a 2016 CACC All-Tournament performer, earned All-CACC Third Team honors in 2017, and currently resides only 36 assists shy of 3,500 for her career – more than twice any other player in program history.
 
Chestnut Hill College will conclude their 2018 home schedule on Wednesday, October 31, when they host Felician University in a 7:00 p.m. CACC match.