Owls Swoop Past Garnet In Five-Setter
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Garnet senior Jen Wang, a recent addition to the 1,000-kill club, posted a match-high 19 kills with 14 digs while classmate Erin Heaney registered a season-high 23 digs in a 3-2 Centennial loss to the Bryn Mawr Owls on Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night at Tarble Pavilion Wednesday evening.
The Owls improve to 9-5 overall and 1-1 in the Centennial after capturing the five-set victory by scores of 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 19-25, and 15-9.
Swarthmore drops to 4-12 on the season, and suffers defeat in its first Centennial match of the season.
Wang (Palo Alto, Calif. / Henry Gunn) registered her eight double-double of the season, moving with 109 of tying the school record for kills. Heaney (Buffalo, N.Y. / City Honors) is also closing in on a school record, needing just nine more digs (1468 to date) to tie the mark held by Erica George '07.
Junior Kearney Bangs (Kingston, Wash. / North Kitsap) collected 33 assists while running the offense and also accounted for 11 digs. Freshman outside hitter Genny Pezzola (Oakland, Calif. / St. Mary’s College HS) also posted a double-double, accounting for 14 kills and 16 digs.
The Garnet are off this weekend, resuming Centennial action next Wednesday, Oct. 1 with an 8:00 p.m. match at Washington College.
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