{"id":308906,"date":"2026-10-17T20:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T20:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/308906\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T20:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T20:58:12","slug":"volleyball-sweeps-tri-match-with-wins-over-scranton-and-clarkson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/308906\/","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball Sweeps Tri-Match with Wins over Scranton and Clarkson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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Scranton, PA (October 17, 2026) – The DeSales University volleyball team posted two wins over The University of Scranton and Clarkson University in a non-conference tri-match on Saturday at Scranton.<\/p>\n

Match #1 (W\/3-1 vs. Scranton – 27-25, 14-25, 25-17, 25-23)

\nThe Bulldogs had an incredible comeback in the opening set fighting off four set points at 24-21 and again at 25-24 to win the last three points for a 27-25 win.\u00a0 UofS took the second set but the Bulldogs hit an incredible .560 in the third set to win easily and scored some clutch points late in the fourth set to close out the match.<\/p>\n

Junior\u00a0Allison Reimer<\/a>\u00a0recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs. Sophomore\u00a0Alexis Hoyer<\/a>\u00a0added 10 kills, sophomore Haylee Arnold<\/a>\u00a0totaled nine kills, and senior\u00a0Jocelyn Castro<\/a>\u00a0finished with seven kills, hitting .316, adding five blocks and six digs.<\/p>\n

On defense, junior\u00a0Kylie Campbell<\/a>\u00a0had 16 digs and senior\u00a0Bryanna Purisima<\/a>\u00a0finished with 21 assists and 12 digs.\u00a0 Junior\u00a0Veda Doxzen<\/a>\u00a0added 15 assists.<\/p>\n

Match #2 (W\/3-2 vs. Clarkson – 12-25, 16-25, 25-15, 25-18, 15-11)

\nThe Bulldogs fell behind early in this one hitting just .057 and .028 in the first two sets.\u00a0 DSU rebounded hitting .298 with 16 kills and just two errors in the third set to extend the match and scored the final four points of the fourth set to force a fifth set.\u00a0 In the fifth set with the score tied at eight, the Bulldogs scored four of the next five points and closed out the match with three straight to complete the reverse sweep and get the win over Clarkson.<\/p>\n

Hoyer led the attack in this one with 14 kills, hitting .231, while junior Brooke Signorella<\/a>\u00a0added nine kills and Arnold had nine kills, hitting .258.\u00a0 Castro had eight kills and three blocks and Reimer finished with seven kills and 10 digs.<\/p>\n

Defensively, Campbell totaled 32 digs and junior\u00a0Grace Pfaff<\/a>\u00a0had 21 digs.\u00a0 Purisima and Doxzen each had 19 assists in the win.<\/p>\n

DSU is back in action on Wednesday when they host Delaware Valley University in MAC Freedom action beginning at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n

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