OWINGS MILLS, Md. (Oct. 13, 2015) – Stevenson had three players record double-digit kills en route to recording a 3-1 victory over the Widener University volleyball team on Tuesday evening at Owings Mills Gymnasium. Set scores were 25-18, 25-16, 16-25 and 25-18.
 
The first set was nip and tuck at the beginning with the teams exchanging points and recording five ties. Stevenson, however, broke a 5-5 deadlock when Sara Bollinger set up Annika Schwartz for a fill to ignite a 5-0 run. Widener brought the deficit down to two points on several occasions before ultimately falling by a 25-18 score.
 
After Stevenson scored the first three points of the second set, the Pride answered by scoring the next four to take the lead. The Mustangs then scored eight in a row and never trailed the rest of the way en route to a 25-16 set victory.
 
Freshman Kelsey Lee started the third set by recording two service aces over a stretch of three rallies to get things going for the Pride. Classmates Nicole Dorman (East Norriton, Pa.) and Jane Kalinock (Ellicott City, Md.) followed with a block to make it 4-0, as the visitors never trailed in the frame to prolong the match to a fourth set. Widener built its lead up to as many as nine points when freshman Kierston Forney (Manassas, Va.) recorded consecutive kills to make it 21-12 and eventually won by a 25-16 score.
 
The Pride started the fourth set strong and led by a 5-3 score on an attacking error by Moriah Savage, but the Mustangs recovered to win the set and the match. Following a ball handling error by junior Sabrina Barbieri (Glen Mills, Pa.), Savage added another kill to clinch the victory for the hosts and keep them undefeated in league play.  25-18.
 
Kristen Brooks registered a double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs to lead the way for Stevenson (19-7, 6-0), which advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. Savage finished with 13 kills and three blocks, while Bollinger had 47 assists and Deanna Bradbury finished with 33 digs.
 
Barbieri paced the Pride with a double-double effort of 21 assists and 16 digs. She also contributed three kills, two aces and three blocks. Junior Lauren Elliott (Aston, Pa.) led five players that recorded double-digit digs by contributing 21, and Forney notched a team-leading nine kills.
 
Widener (11-10, 2-3) visits Moravian for a non-conference matchup on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m.