SOL National Conference
PENNSBURY 3, ABINGTON 1 (13-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-22)
The Ghosts rolled to a win in the opening set of Wednesday’s National Conference match, but the Falcons responded with wins in the next three, although the Ghosts didn’t go down quietly.
Nate Sadley led the Falcons at the net, finishing with 14 kills to go along with one dig and four blocks. Brady Burgfechtel led the defense with 17 digs and also had one ace. Ryan Mateo also had double-digit digs, finishing with 11 to go along with five kills and one ace. Brian Drewes had nine digs, three kills, one assist and three aces. Setter Jon Nixon had 31 assists, two kills, one ace, two digs and one block.
Also contributing for the Falcons were Evan Brown (6 kills, 1 block), Noah Maslow (4 kills, 4 digs, 1 block) and Nathan Knapp (1 kill, 1 assist, 3 digs).
For the Ghosts middle hitter Xavier Voit had a big night, contributing 13 kills, two blocks, one ace and one dig. Outside hitter Zach Miller added seven kills and seven digs, and opposite Myles Winegrad had four kills, five digs and one block. Outside hitter Ben Holler added two kills, five digs, one block, one assist and one ace. Setter Colin Mulvihill handed out 25 assists and also had one dig. Libero Jake Kosik had seven digs and three aces.
“We came out with a lot of energy and focus, but we struggled to retain that throughout the match,” Abington coach Jason Barshinger said. “Pennsbury played composed. They cleaned things up after the first set and played strong the rest of the way.”
“We strive to be a strong and consistent serving team, and we simply couldn’t get out of our own way behind the service line tonight. Our team needs to turn this into a learning experience and move forward from here.”
Pennsbury (1-1 SOL) will host William Tennent on Thursday, and Abington (2-1, 1-1) will travel to Council Rock North on Thursday.
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