Women's Volleyball Finishes the Wildcat Regional Invitational 

WILMINGTON, DE. - Thomas Jefferson University (3-6) concluded their time at the Wildcat Regional Invitational as they competed against Southern New Hampshire University (2-5) and Shepherd University (7-0). The Rams fell to the Penmen 3-1 while also dropping to the Rams 3-0. 

WHAT HAPPENED 
GAME ONE: L, 1-3 vs Southern New Hampshire 

• The Rams were up 8-4 off kills by Emily McKenna, Aja Smith, and Morgan Ritchie 

• Jefferson kept going on the attack, pushing their lead to 20-10 

• The Penmen got as close as seven, but the Rams took the first set 25-17 

• Southern New Hampshire got a hold of the second set, jumping out to a 14-8 advantage 

• The Penmen would take the second set 25-11 

• Jefferson held their own in the third set, pushing ahead 10-7 

• Southern New Hampshire went and took the lead 

• The game would see points traded before the Penmen won the third set 25-22 

• Jefferson got out early to an 7-2 lead early on, but Southern New Hampshire propelled themselves through the set 

• The Rams kept within range, but unable to retake the lead as they fell 25-18 in the fourth set, giving the win to the Penmen 

QUICK HITS
Morgan Ritchie: 15 kills, 13 digs, 5 assists 
Aja Smith: 14 kills, 2 blocks 
Emily McKenna: 11 kills, 10 digs 
Caroline Bond: 32 assists, 8 digs, 3 kills 
Kristine Guenther: 10 assists, 4 digs 
Cameron Johnson: 14 digs 

GAME TWO: L, 0-3 vs Shepherd 

• Shepherd got out to an early lead, putting themselves up 14-8 

• Jefferson fought back, getting as close as three points as they made 21-18 off four straight points 

• Shepherd eventually earned three of the last four points and took the first set 25-19 

• The second set saw both teams have their highest hitting percentage with Jefferson (.300) and Shepherd (.469) laying it out on the attack 

• Both teams traded the lead and had it tied multiple times through the contest, eventually seeing Jefferson even it out at 21-21 

• Shepherd finished the set with the final four points to win 25-21 as they held the 2-0 advantage heading into the third set 

• Shepherd jumped out to a 10-5 advantage before Jefferson went on a 5-1 run to trail by a point 

• Each team had a run, with Shepherd earning five in a row while Jefferson took the next four points  

• Shepherd kept ahold of their lead, eventually winning the third set 25-18 and the series 3-0 

QUICK HITS
Jaysa Even: 7 kills, 2 blocks 
Aja Smith: 6 kills, 4 digs 
Caroline Bond: 17 assists, 9 digs 
Cameron Johnson: 9 digs, 3 service aces 

UP NEXT 
Jefferson will now return to the Gallagher Center on Wednesday, September 18 as the Rams being Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action when they welcome Wilmington University of Delaware at 7 p.m.