Box Score BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Millersville University women's volleyball team finishes their 2025 season with a five set loss against the Huskies from Bloomsburg University. Set scores were 26-24, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16, and 15-8.

Millersville (6–22, 1–13) recorded 52 kills, 49 assists, 11 service aces, 22 block assists, and 77 digs while hitting .169 on the match. Sam White, Taylor Welter, Caroline Halsey, and Becca Hartranft paced the Marauders' offense, with Kinsey Reuwer and White anchoring the front line defensively. Julia Chunta led the team from the service line with a match-high five aces.

The Marauders' offense came out fast, opening the set with a 7–3 scoring run powered by Reuwer, Alex Nava, Halsey, Welter, and White. Millersville maintained control until 11–6, when the Huskies responded with an 8–1 surge to take a two-point lead. White evened the score at 15–15, and the teams traded points the rest of the way. With the set tied at 21, both sides pushed into extra play after matching each other point for point. At 24-24, Bloomsburg closed out the set with back-to-back kills to secure the win.

Both teams battled for control early in the second set, with neither side creating more than a two-point gap. Tied at 8–8, Bloomsburg edged ahead with a 9–7 stretch, highlighted by key blocks from Reuwer and White. Millersville continued to stay within reach, responding with a 6–5 run to pull back within two. Late consecutive kills from Halsey and Nava brought the Marauders within one, but the Huskies closed the door with a final kill to take the set.

Millersville's offense regained its rhythm after the break, opening the third set with a dominant 7–1 run that forced an early Bloomsburg timeout. White and Chunta kept the momentum rolling, with Chunta delivering two service aces. The Huskies responded with a 6–2 surge to trim the lead to six and continued to control the middle portion of the set, eventually tying it at 17 after two big blocks and several Millersville attacking errors. White, Welter, and additional Husky miscues pushed the Marauders back ahead by two. With the set knotted at 22, Millersville closed strong, rattling off three straight points to extend the match to a fourth set.

Bloomsburg continued to struggle entering the fourth set, as Millersville jumped out to a three-point lead with a 7–4 start. The teams traded points throughout the middle of the set, but the Marauders maintained control, extending their lead with a 9–5 scoring run. Millersville closed strong once again, finishing on an 8–4 run to force a decisive fifth set.

The Huskies rediscovered the rhythm they showed in the opening sets, starting the fifth with three straight points. Amanda Protzman and Halsey halted the run with a big block to get Millersville on the board, but Bloomsburg responded with another 3–0 burst to take a 7–3 lead. Nava and Chunta broke the momentum with a kill and an ace, yet the Huskies continued to pull away. After two consecutive points from Nava, Bloomsburg closed the match with a decisive 6–1 run, taking the fifth set and securing the victory.

"It was a challenging year with many new faces and more banged up players than is typical," said head coach Brian Smith. "I appreciate everyone continuing to work. We ended playing a quality match and a memorable one for our seniors who will be missed. Congrats to Caroline for getting her career 500th kill in her last match, she needed 9 to reach 500 and had a 10 kill day. I want to thank Caroline and Taylor for their leadership as team Captains this season and for being model Student Athletes. I will miss them and Kinsey as they graduate and move on with their lives. We had many freshman get significant playing time this year and lessons learned will help them moving forward. As always I feel privileged to have the opportunity to Coach such wonderful Student Athletes."

The Marauders graduate three seniors and Millersville congratulates Caroline Halsey, Kinsey Reuwer, and Taylor Welter.