Box Score YORK, PA – The York College Spartan volleyball squad dropped their 2014 home opener to McDaniel College, 3-0, on Wednesday night in York.
The Green Terror won the match by scores of 25-17, 25-18, and 25-21. The Green Terror improves to 7-1 overall while the Spartans fall to 2-4.
The Green Terror got off to a great start in game one as they sprinted out to a 4-0 lead. McDaniel pushed the lead to six before the Spartans trimmed their deficit to two on three different occasions. However, each time McDaniel answered the Spartan run to keep York at bay. An unusual rotation infraction cost McDaniel four points, turning a 20-12 lead into a 16-13 advantage. The Spartans couldn't take advantage of their good fortune as the Green Terror scored nine of the final 13 points of the set to take the opening game.
The second set was tight until late in the stanza. The set was tied three times with the last tie coming at 10-10. The Green Terror ripped off a 6-1 run to push out to a five-point lead. York cut the lead back to one at 17-16 and York would stay within two points until the Green Terror ended the set with a 6-0 run for the 25-18 victory.
In the third set, the Spartans took their first and only lead of the night when they won the first point. McDaniel eventually pushed out to a 10-5 lead. The Spartans trimmed the lead to 12-10 but the Green Terror went on a 7-2 run to take a 20-11 lead. York ripped off six straight points to cut their deficit to three but that's as close as they would get the rest of the way.
Kloe Martin powered the Green Terror as she drove home a match-high 13 kills while hitting .385. Martin also had nine digs, two service aces, and a pair of block assists. Martin finished the match with 13 of the team's 30 kills. Colette Kellen dished out 13 assists while she also had seven digs. Maddie Moyer contributed 10 assists, five service aces, and two digs. Genna Weger led the McDaniel defense with 14 digs.
Charlotte Sabatano (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) led the Spartan offense with seven kills while she also had ten digs and a solo block. Senior Katie Hutson (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) contributed six kills, a service ace, and a solo block. Senior Kristin Martinak (Hanover, Pa./South Western) dished out 18 assists while she also had ten digs and a service ace.
Junior Katherine Graziano (Elkridge, Md./Archbishop Spalding) led the defense with a match high 19 digs.
McDaniel hit .202 for the match while the Green and White ended the match with an attack percentage of .084.
The Spartans travel to the 21st Annual Warrior Tip-Off Classic hosted by Lycoming College. The Spartans play Elmira at 4:00 pm followed by an 8:00 pm match up against Pitt-Bradford.
Charlotte Sabatano photo courtesy of Joe Rodgers
