PHILADELPHIA – The Thomas Jefferson University volleyball team (8-2, 3-1 CACC) had its eight-match win streak come to an end on Wednesday night, falling to Holy Family (5-9, 3-0 CACC) by a 3-1 score at the Gallagher Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rams held a 2-1 lead in the opening set when the Tigers strung together three points to go ahead 4-2. Jefferson was within one at 7-6 before Holy Family scored five of the next six to make it 12-7. The Rams were only able to get within three for the rest of the set as the Tigers went on to win 25-20.
 
The teams went back and forth to start the second frame until they were even at 11. HFU then tallied three in a row to take a 14-11 advantage. The Rams cut the deficit to one (15-14) but the Tigers came back with a 7-3 stretch to up the lead to five (22-17). At 23-18, Jefferson rallied for six of the next seven points to even the score at 24. However, Holy Family answered with a kill before a Rams' error gave the Tigers the set, 26-24.
 
In the third, Jefferson got out to a 5-1 lead. The Tigers closed the gap to one (5-4) before the Rams pulled away with a 6-1 run. The Rams went on to win the set comfortably, 25-14. The two sides traded runs in the fourth until Jefferson held a 16-14 lead. Holy Family then had an 8-1 surge to go in front 22-17. The Tigers held off the Rams and clinched the match with a 25-21 win.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Jess Molen: 21 kills, 17 digs
Morgan Ritchie: 14 kills, .313 hitting percentage, 10 digs
Sam Mann: 10 kills
Kristine Guenther: 42 assists, 7 digs
Cameron Johnson: 16 digs
 
NOTES
- Jefferson had a better overall hitting percentage for the match but was out-hit by the Tigers in three of the four sets.
- Jess Molen's 17 digs were a season high.
 
UP NEXT
The Rams wrap up their home stand with a CACC match against Felician on Saturday, September 24^th at 12 p.m.