KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Millersville University volleyball team (10-18) fell to 5-7 in PSAC East play after their loss to the Kutztown University Golden Bears on Friday night. The Marauders took the first set of the match before Kutztown would win three straight sets to improve to 7-4 at home. With the loss Millersville fell to 1-10 on the road.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
25-23, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18

• Trailing 7-13 in the first set, the Marauders went on their best run of the night, scoring six consecutive points and 10 of the next 12 points to take a 17-14 lead. Millersville would hold the lead for the remainder of the set, closing out their win on a Kylie Airesman kill.
• The second set started off with a five-point Kutztown run. Millersville answered back with a four-point run of their own, closing the gap to one point.  The set featured 10 ties and two lead changes, as the Marauders threatened through the set but were unable to maintain a lead. The Golden Bears would close out the set with four straight points.
• The third set was another closely contested contest, as there were 11 ties until Kutztown was able to create space late in the set, working to a 22-18 advantage.
• The Golden Bears jumped out to another early lead in the fourth set, taking the first five points. Millersville was able to keep pace, eventually working their own five-point rally and tying the set up 9-9. Following the tie, Kutztown would score four of the next five points, taking the lead for good and securing the match victory.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Becca Dalstad led Millersville with a career high 30 digs in the match.
• Emily Hoffman had a strong defensive performance, totaling 22 digs, her second highest total of the season.
• Kylie Airesman led 'Ville in kills with 14, which is a new career best for the redshirt sophomore. Lauren Lucas (13) and Caitlyn Callahan (12) were also in double figures for the Marauders.
• Callahan led Millersville with five blocks, as she now has 112 blocks on the season, good for the second most in the PSAC.
• Lauren Lucas led the Marauders with three aces, tied with her performances against Jefferson (Sept. 3) and Barton (Sept. 10) for her second highest total of the season.
• Emma Ludwig recorded 45 assists, her ninth time with 40+ assists in a match this season.

 REACTION FROM HEAD COACH BRIAN SMITH
On the closely contested match:
"As a team, we set the block well, even though it doesn't always show in the stats, they're the first line of defense which allows our back court defenders to play scrappy defense to keep the ball alive and give our hitters another chance to score."
On Airesmans' return:
"Kylie really stepped up tonight and had a huge game. She found ways to score against a big block and limited the unforced errors."
On Saturdays match:
"We know the areas we need to improve on and focus on our ball control tomorrow against ESU."

UP NEXT
The Marauders return to the court on Saturday at 1 p.m. as they head to East Stroudsburg to take on the Warriors. Millersville wraps their regular season with a pair of home matches on Nov. 12 and 13 as the Marauders host military appreciation night and senior day during their final regular season matches.