The Chestnut Hill college Women's Volleyball team fought valiantly but the offensive attack of Adelphi University was too strong for the Griffins as they secured a 3-0 win over Chestnut Hill Thursday night at Sorgenti Arena.
Adelphi won the first two sets 25-18 and 25-19 before rallying from a five point deficit to defeat the Griffins in the third set 25-21.
The loss drops Chestnut Hill's record to 7-19 while The Panthers improve to 17-9.
Alex Crespin and Macayla Lindner led the team with nine and six kills respectively, accounting for 15 of the team's 22 total kills. Adelphi produced double-digit kill numbers in each set and finished the match with a 41-22 advantage in the kills category.
Six different Griffin players recorded at least one ace with Lindner notching two.  Sofia Rodriguez had 17 assists to lead all players.
Defensively Rachel Mace led all players with 15 digs, the only player in double figures for the Griffins. Lyla Bechtel led the Griffins with three blocks while Kayle Arozio and Lindner had two apiece.
In addition to their huge advantage on offense (41kills to 22 for the Griffins), the Panthers recorded five more aces (12-7) than the Griffins and had a 55-39 advantage in digs on the defensive side. Â Â The Griffins held a 5-2 advantage in team blocks.
The first set saw seven ties and four lead changes before the Panthers pulled away late to take a 1-0 lead I the match. Adelphi took an early six point lead in the second set and maintained it the rest of the way to win the second set and lead 2-0 in the match.
The Griffins jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the third set, partly on the strength of three aces (two from Lindner and another from Kaitlyn Dougherty. CHC still held a 10-5 lead before the Panthers battled back, chipping away at the advantage and taking their first lead 18-17 late in the set. Chestnut Hill battled to tie the set three times, the last at 21-21 before the Adelphi scored the final four points to win the match with three of the points coming on kills from their offense.
The women's volleyball team returns to action on Saturday, October 31, 2026 when they travel to face Wilmington University for their final road contest of the season. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m.
