WASHINGTON, D.C.  – The Catholic volleyball team took on Scranton on Saturday, looking to extend its win streak to three. The Cardinals battled throughout the match against the Royals but fell 3-1 while playing multiple competitive sets. 

The Cardinals got out to a 19-12 in the opening set with a 5-1 run with kills from Julia Turchiano, Mariana Roman Cruz and Alani Rivera Diaz gave the Cardinals a seven point advantage. The Royals rallied back and took all of the last five volleys to edge the Cardinals out 26-24. Scranton hit .205 in the set to take a 1-0 lead.

After the Royals captured a 2-0 lead by taking the second set convincingly, 25-11. The Cardinals battled back in the third set to force a fourth set, winning 25-19. Catholic hit .455 in this set with their match-high 17 kills to stay alive in the match.

In the fourth set, the Cardinals found themselves behind 23-20 but they fought back and a kill by Erin Faughnan tied things up at 23. Tanya Sichling added a kill to pull Catholic back even at 24 but the Royals took the last two volleys to take a 3-1 win. The Cardinals fell to 9-13 on the season and 5-2 in conference play with the loss.
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Faughnan and Julia Raab each recorded 10 kills to lead Catholic in the match with Turchiano adding nine.Berra led the Cardinals in assists with 21.

Alejandra Garcia recorded a team-high 11 digs and Raab recorded another double-double by adding 10 digs.
The Cardinals next match is against the Pratt Institute on Saturday, October 25 at 2 pm.