CUA wraps up action at Elizabethtown Tourney with split

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Cardinals split a pair of matches on Saturday as the Elizabethtown Tournament as CUA (7-7) downed Immaculata 3-0 before falling to Gettysburg 3-0.  Following Saturday’s action Claudia Jean was named to the All-Tournament Team.

In the opening match against Immaculata, CUA picked up a win by set scores of 25-9, 25-13 and 25-14.  Jean registered three digs in the match, while Ines Zanotti (12) and Michaela Carroll (13) both totaled double-digit assists.  Bridget Kulesh led the Cardinals with eight kills, while Tess O’Leary added five and Katrina Baccetti registered six.

Katie Chefalas was the team leader in digs with eight, and Baccetti added seven.

Kathleen Haefner led Immaculata with 12 assists and Allison Lang was the team leader with three kills.

In the nightcap CUA suffered the loss by scores of 25-17, 25-21, and 25-23.  Jean had a strong match with nine kills and nine digs, while Kulesh also registered nine kills.

Carroll had another double-digit assist match with 17 and she also added two aces, while Molly Owens totaled three kills and a pair of digs.  Chefalas recorded seven kills and Kelly Crimmins led CUA with two blocks. 

Gettysburg got ten kills from Sarah Gorski and Courtyney Cyr, while Rebecca Rubenstein notched 20 digs and Lizzy Kuhn added ten.

CUA will return to action on Thursday, September 30 when the Cardinals welcome Lancaster Bible to the DuFour Gymnasium.  Match time is set for 7:00.