Tartans Split Play at Juniata College

(HUNTINGDON, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University volleyball team faced Penn State Altoona and the ninth-ranked Juniata College on Saturday. The Tartans won 3-0 against Penn State Altoona and fell 3-2 to Juniata. The Tartans are now 21-8 overall as they head into the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship play.

Inside the Box Score vs. Penn St. Altoona

• The Tartans won 3-0 with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-11.
• The Tartans hit 0.283, and the Lions hit -0.071.
• Senior Katherine Jackson led the team offensively with nine kills.
• Freshman Dani Lee and junior Neha Tummala each dished out 11 assists.
• Junior Zoe Gavros had a team high of four service aces.
• Gavros also led the team with nine digs. Jackson and junior Kate Giang each had eight.
• Jackson, senior Bella Woodard, and senior Kai Herchenroether each recorded two block assists.

Inside the Box Score vs. Juniata

• The Tartans lost 3-2 to the Eagles. The Tartans won the first and fourth sets 25-23 and 25-18, while the Eagles won the remaining sets 25-11, 25-18, and 15-9.
• The Tartans hit 0.121 and the Eagles hit 0.213.
• Woodard, Jackson, Giang, and senior Julianna McFarland each recorded seven kills for the Cardinal and Gray.
• Lee had a team high 21 assists.
• Gavros had two service aces.
• Giang and sophomore Izzy Saffert recorded 17 and 14 digs, respectively.
• McFarland had eight block assists, and Herchenroether had one block solo.

Up Next

On Saturday, November 15, the Tartans will travel to Brandeis University for UAA Championships. Carnegie Mellon will play Case Western Reserve University to open play at 11:00 a.m.