PHILADELPHIA – Outside hitters Allison Manley (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles East) and Erin Lyman (Algonquin, Ill./Huntley) each a double-double in the Philadelphia University women's volleyball team's 3-1 loss to Chestnut Hill in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match in Sorgenti Arena Wednesday night.

The Griffins (8-6, 3-1 CACC) took the first two sets of the match 25-23 and 25-18. After Philadelphia (3-7, 1-1 CACC) fought back for a 25-16 set three win, Chestnut Hill ended the match by claiming the fourth set 25-22.

In her first collegiate match, Lyman led the Rams with 12 kills to go with 15 digs. Manley posted 11 kills and a match-best 19 digs.

Middle hitter Chelsea Hughes (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) recorded 11 kills—the ninth time this year that she had double-digit kills. Setter Nina Morvin (Willow Grove, Pa./St. Basil Academy) had a team-high 35 assists. Libero Michele Chai (Sinking Spring, Pa./Berks Catholic) also had a match-high 19 digs.

Madison McBride had a match-best 18 kills, while Rachel Biro added 16 kills for the Griffins. Alyssa Tamsing had 43 assists and Regina Trabosh contributed 16 digs.

Chestnut Hill never trailed in the first set after getting out to a set-high 9-4 lead. The Rams erased the deficit when Manley's fifth kill of the set tied the score at 19.  With the help of a Biro kill and two Philadelphia attack errors, Chestnut Hill took a 24-21 advantage.

The Griffins took control of set two with five consecutive points to turn a 7-5 gap into a 12-5 lead. After the Rams closed the Griffins lead to four (15-11) on a Lyman kill, Chestnut Hill went on a 6-1 run to move in front 21-12.

Consecutive Hughes kills started a 5-0 spurt that allowed Philadelphia to take a 10-5 set-three lead. After two Ram errors deadlocked the set at 15, Philadelphia dominated the end of the set with 10 of the next 11 points. Manley led the charge with three kills.

In the final set, Chestnut Hill led 19-15 on a McBride kill. After Philadelphia tied the set at 20 on a service error, Chestnut Hill ended the match with a 5-2 run.

Philadelphia heads to Nyack for a tri-match with Southern New Hampshire and the host Warriors on Saturday, Sept. 27.