Women's Volleyball Opens Season at West Chester Invitational 

WEST CHESTER, PA – Thomas Jefferson University women's volleyball team (0-2) began their season at the West Chester University Invitational this Friday afternoon. They faced off against Charleston University (West Virginia) and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. The Rams fell to the Golden Eagles and Mountain Cats. 

GAME ONE: L, 1-3 vs Charleston 

• Jefferson started out with a 7-2 lead over Charleston 

• The Golden Eagles earned seven straight points to go ahead of the Rams 

• Emily McKenna, Yalerie Acevedo, and Jaysa Even all had kills during the last stretch for Jefferson to take set one 25-21 

• Rams went up 7-3 to begin the second set 

• Charleston and Jefferson went to trade runs with one another, eventually seeing the Golden Eagles taking the second set 25-91 

• Jefferson had control in the third set, going up 16-10 with McKenna, Cameron Johnson, and Morgan Martin all getting kills 

• Charleston came back and took the third set 25-22, going 15-6 in the latter part of the set 

• The Golden Eagles got out ahead early, building their lead to a 20-11 advantage 

• The Rams fought back and went ahead 22-21 with kills by Liz Tanis, Even, and McKenna while Kristine Guenther had three straight service aces 

• Charleston took four of the last five points, winning 25-23 and taking the series 

QUICK HITS 
Emily McKenna: 16 kills, 10 digs, 4 assists 
Jaysa Even: 10 kills, 3 total blocks 
Caroline Bond:  26 assists, 6 digs, 4 kills 
Kristine Guenther: 9 assists, 6 service aces 
Cameron Johnson: 16 digs, 5 assists, 4 service aces 

GAME TWO: L, 0-3 vs Pitt-Johnstown 

• Jefferson went ahead early 8-5 

• Mountain Cats went and tied the game, trading points with the Rams 

• Pitt-Johnstown retook the lead with an 8-1 run, holding their lead to take the first set 25-17 

• The Mountain Cats got out to an 8-3 lead early in the second set 

• Guenther and McKenna each had multiple kills to get the Rams as close as two points 

• Pitt-Johnstown held their lead multiple times, eventually winning the second set 25-20 

• Both teams traded the lead in the third, going back and forth 

• Pitt-Johnstown went ahead 18-12 on a 7-3 run 

• The Rams got within three, but the Mountain Cats held on to win the series with a 25-20 third set victory 

QUICK HITS 
Emily McKenna: 6 kills 
Pemi Areola: 6 kills 
Yalerie Acevedo: 5 kills, 5 digs 
Kristine Guenther: 14 assists, 6 digs, 4 kills 
Elaine DeLallo: 11 digs 

UP NEXT 
Jefferson continues their play at the West Chester Invitational, going against the host Golden Rams at 11 a.m. The Rams then play California University of Pennsylvania at 3 p.m.