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#1 Juniata Upends Division II California (Pa.), 3-0
Story Courtesy of the Juniata Athletics Site
CALIFORNIA, Pa. -- Juniata College women's volleyball defended
its brand new number one ranking in Division III by knocking off
Division II California University of Pennsylvania, 3-0, Tuesday
night at Hamer Hall.
Set scores for Juniata were 25-22, 25-17, and 25-16.
Juniata (24-3) middle hitter Kristin Noetzel (Closter,
N.J./Northern Valley Regional) led the Eagles with 10 kills, while
pin hitters Drew Barnhart (Titusville, Pa./Titusville) and Kelsey
Fuller (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) logged nine kills each.
Middle hitter Amanda Schmidt (Boswell, Pa./North Star) and setter
Steph Strauss (Verona, Pa./Penn Hills) each had three blocks for
the Eagles, while libero Libby Morrison (Portland, Ore./Oregon
Episcopal School) had 16 digs.
The match served as a final tune up for this weekend's Wid Guisler
Invitational hosted by Juniata, which boasts a field that includes
three of the top five teams in Division III women's volleyball.
Top-ranked Juniata will host fourth-ranked Emory University on
Friday night at 8:00 p.m., followed by matches against Williams
College (Mass.) and fifth-ranked Eastern University on Saturday at
11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. respectively.
