Wilkes-Barre, PA — The Mount Saint Mary College Knights hit the road to Wilkes-Barre, PA this afternoon for a doubleheader, facing off with Keystone College and King's College. Both games resulted in tough losses for the Knights, but not without respectable efforts across the board.
Game 1: MSMC vs Keystone College
In the afternoon's first game, the Knights ultimately fell to Keystone College Giants in a 1-3 Defeat after 4 sets. The Knights won their second set by 5 points, and also had a close battle in their 4th just 3 points from a win.
Mary Milano lead the team in kills with a total of 10, followed by
Erin Lema and
Emma Wetzel with 3 each.
Aubriana Boyce and
Allie Kenney helped the offensive effort, each providing 9 assists for the Knights.
Vanessa Mleczko helped with a strong defensive effort against the Giants, totaling 13 digs, followed by
Erin Lema and Isabella Isreal, who each had 8 and 5 respectively.
Game 2: MSMC vs King's College
After facing the Giants, the Knights returned to action at 3pm against the King's College Lions in their second matchup of the day. They faced a tough battle, falling to the Lions after just 3 sets.
Mary Milano had 8 kills, leading the team offensively, followed by
Erin Lema and
Mackenzie Warmoth.
Aubriana Boyce helped the Knights throughout the match, once again being a leader in assists with a total of 15.
Although a tough defeat,
Vanessa Mleczko totaled 13 digs along with
Aubriana Boyce and Isabella Isreal, putting forth a strong defensive effort against the dominant Lions.
The Knights will be back in action at the Kaplan Center on Tuesday evening at 7pm, to host the Manhattanville College Valiants.