California, Pa. - Millersville fell to California (Pa.) 3-1 and was swept in straight sets by Clarion in a rough second day of PSAC crossovers with the Western Division.

Millersville took on CalU and won a marathon first set but dropped the match in four (39-37, 13-25, 22-25, 18-25). The Black and Gold then squared off against an undefeated Clarion squad and the Golden Eagles record remained unblemished after a three-set victory (25-14, 25-22, 25-13).

The first set between Millersville and California took 76 points to decide, which is an NCAA Division II record for most points scored in a set for the 25-point format. The Vulcans opened the set on a 10-4 run and that was the biggest lead either team controlled in the first set. The Marauders fought back and eventually tied the score up at 14-14. Katie Lesinski sent home three kills and California tallied four errors to fuel the comeback. From that point on, neither team enjoyed a lead of more than two points. Millersville ended up taking the set 39-37.

The home team's attack was on point in set two as it posted a .278 hitting percentage. The visitors hit just -.029 to go with eight kills and nine attack errors. Millersville's only lead of the set came at 1-0 and the score was tied 2-2 before the hosts went on a 14-1 run to take complete control. California went on to win the lopsided second set, 25-13.

The third set was much more competitive as the Marauders hit .125 and the Vulcans topped that with a .200 hitting percentage. The Black and Gold led once at 8-7 but lost that lead two points later. Millersville tied the set three more times after that but could never take the lead in an intense third set. The home team took it by a score of 25-22.

CalU led the fourth set for the first 19 points before the Marauders tied it at 10-10. Rebecca Roman registered two kills in that stretch but California was its own worst enemy as six of Millersille's points came from errors by the home team. The last tie came at 16-16 but a 9-2 run by the Vulcans gave them the set 25-18.

Lesinski and Roman both accumulated 15 kills each. Jessica Franz set up the attack with 25 assists and 16 more came off the hands of Erika Smith. Five Marauders tallied double-digit digs including Brooklyn Smith (33), Taylor Smith (15), Erika Smith (14), Franz (12), and Lesinski (12). Mary Paul was a force above the net tallying nine blocks.

Clarion set the tone in Millersville's second match of the afternoon by storming out to a 4-0 advantage. Clarion cruised to a set one victory, 25-14. The Golden Eagles hit an outstanding .469 in the set.

The second set saw 13 ties and and nine lead changes. The Black and Gold led 3-1 before the Eagles used a 7-2 run to take the lead, 8-5. Katie Lesinksi and Kayla Wallace each tallied two kills apiece to give Millersville a 9-8 advantage. Clarion then went up three, 13-10, but the Marauders battled back and took a 16-13 lead of their own. The Black and Gold owned three more leads before the set was tied at 22. The Eagles went on to win the set with the final three points.

Clarion used a hitting percentage of .361 in the third set to dominate Millersville. The Eagles tallied 15 kills to just two errors and took the third set by a score of 25-13.

Paul led the offense with eight kills while Franz provided 17 helpers and Erika Smith tallied 10. Brooklyn Smith registered 17 digs and Paul had two blocks.

Millersville returns home on Friday, Oct. 4 for its first home match in nearly a month. The match against Cheyney starts at 7 p.m.