PHILADELPHIA – Being down 9-8 in the fourth and trailing two sets to one, the Thomas Jefferson University volleyball team (15-9) stormed back in the fourth and was able to win in the fifth set, completing the 3-2 comeback non-conference victory over Millersville University in Wednesday night competition.
 
WHAT HAPPENED
Jefferson began the first period on a hot hand, jumping out to a 11-5 lead. After the Marauders secured a point, the Rams would finish the set quickly on a 14-3 run and take the first 25-10.
 
The second set would look to replicate the same momentum as the first, with Jefferson taking a 6-5 lead and adding nine of the next 11 points to jump out ahead 15-7. Millersville would begin to respond, cutting the lead to 17-12, but the Rams would eventually grab ahold of an eight point lead 21-13. The Marauders would go on an 11-3 run, being ahead 24-23. Both the Rams and Marauders would exchange points, looking to take the two-point advantage, with Millersville capitalizing on the last three points and taking the second set 29-27.
 
Jefferson would get ahead once more 8-2 in the third, but Millersville refused to back down, trailing 12-11 through the third. After two straight Rams points, the Marauders would earn four of their own to take the lead 15-14. Jefferson would have the next three but Millersville then went five in a row, going ahead 20-17. After each team began to trade points, Millersville eventually took the third set 25-21, heading into the fourth with momentum on their side.
 
The Marauders and Rams would trade the lead between each other, with Millersville going up 9-8 before Jefferson went on a 7-0 run and went ahead 15-9. After multiple exchanges, the match was at 20-16 before two more consecutive points went in favor of the Rams. Jefferson would finish the set taking three of the last five points, winning the fourth set 25-18 and forcing a fifth set.
 
Both the Rams and Marauders took the lead early on, tying it at 4-4 before Jefferson had a four point swing go in their favor. Millersville would get it to within two points at 10-8, but a 5-1 run to finish the fifth set lifted Jefferson to a 15-9 win and completed a 3-2 comeback.
 
QUICK HITS
Morgan Ritchie: 19 kills, 6 digs
Emily McKenna: 14 kills, four digs
Caroline Bond: 50 assists, 10 digs, 5 service aces
Cameron Johnson: 16 digs, 7 assists
Sam Mann: 8 kills, 6 blocks
Elaine DeLallo: 6 digs, 3 service aces
Liv Erwin: 4 digs, 3 assists
 
UP NEXT
Jefferson will look to secure a home playoff game in the CACC Championship postseason as they travel to Rutherford, New Jersey when they take on Felician University in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action this Saturday, November 4 at 12 p.m.