WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross volleyball team was defeated 3-1 by Patriot League opponent Lehigh Saturday in the Hart Center Arena during the 50th Anniversary celebration.
Sophomore outside hitter
Emma Sorensen produced 12 kills, seven digs and four total blocks while freshman right side
Kat Teepe hit .265 with 12 kills, three digs and two blocks for the Crusaders (14-15, 6-9 PL). Holy Cross fell to seventh in the Patriot League standings and will need a win next Saturday at Loyola (Md.) and help to reach the Patriot League Tournament.
Mary Massias hit .478 with 12 kills, three block and an ace for the Mountain Hawks (19-3, 12-2 PL) in their 10th straight victory.
SET SCORES:
Mountain Hawks 3, Crusaders 1 (25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 14-25)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- A Sorensen kill gave the Crusaders their first lead at 4-3 in the opening set. Tied 7-7, three straight kills from Sorensen and two from junior middle blocker Lacey Murphy built the lead to 10-7. Lehigh doubled up the Crusaders eight-to-four to take a 15-14 edge at the media stoppage. A block from sophomore middle blocker Kyla Harris and Sorensen, a pair of freshman setter Drew Flanagan aces with another Harris and Sorensen stuff put Holy Cross in the lead at 20-17 as the Mountain Hawks took a timeout. Lehigh came out of the timeout and served into the net to trail 21-17. Harris continued her strong first set with an ace to win the set 25-20.
- The Mountain Hawks built a 7-2 lead in the opening stages of the second set. Teepe and Harris combined for a block to trim the deficit to two, 12-10. The Mountain Hawks led 15-11 at the media timeout. Trailing by five, junior defensive specialist Alana Whitwell found Sorensen and sophomore defensive specialist Savannah Baron placed an ace to make it 19-16. Holy Cross came within a pair; however, the Mountain Hawks clinched the set.
- The Crusaders began the important third set on a 5-1 stretch as Baron tallied an ace. Lehigh roared back on a 7-2 run to jump ahead for the for time 8-7. Teepe converted an attack attempt for the kill as the Crusaders led 15-14 at the media. After the media, a 6-2 mini spurt for the Mountain Hawks regained the lead to their side at 20-17. Sorensen's 10th kill of the match put the Crusaders down one, 21-20. Lehigh won the set 25-21.
- In the fourth set, Flanagan found the empty space on the court for a kill to lead 5-4. From there, the guests used six straight to build a 10-5 edge. Lehigh led 15-10 at the media timeout and took control of the set with a 6-1 burst leading 21-11 before winning the match.
INSIDE THE BOX:
- Lacey Murphy recorded her 200th career block in the match. She has 201.0 total blocks in her career and needs five more to move to 10th place on the program's all-time list.
- Harris has 5+ blocks in nine of her last 11 matches. Her 91.0 total blocks rank eighth during a single-season in program history.
- Sorensen 348 kills in 2026 which ranks 9th during a single-season in program history. She has 660 career kills and needs 96 more to climb to 10th place on the program's all-time list.
UP NEXT:
- The Crusaders conclude their regular-season on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Loyola (Md.) (7-16, 5-9 PL).
- First serve is slated for 3 p.m.
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