Commodores Down Penn State Shenango in Three

September 11, 2023 - The Lorain County Community College women's volleyball team picked up an easy non-conference win across the Ohio/Pennsylvania border Monday evening against the Penn State Shenango Lions (25-10, 25-13, 25-18).  The win is the Commodores third of the season (3-6, 2-2) and their first non-conference win of 2023.

Top Commodores

Abbey Williams (N. Ridgeville, Ohio/First Baptist Christian School) – 11 kills, .455 hitting percentage

Nilaysia Todd (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS) – 9 kills, 2 services aces, .571

Izabel Gallardo-Santo Domingo (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria HS) – 22 digs

Maggie Riley (Elyria, Ohio/Midview HS) – 36 assists, 13 digs, one service ace

Recap

The Commodores came out firing on all cylinders, putting together a 7-1 run before the Lions (0-5) called a timeout. Knocking down 11 kills against just 2 errors, the Commodores hit an impressive .474 during the first game.  They were assisted with four kills from Williams and three from Kylie Zocchi (Avon, Ohio/Avon HS).

Set two started off with a resounding block by Josie Filice (Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood HS) and Todd to get the Commodore scoring going but the Lions fought back to tie the contest at 5-5.  From there, LCCC put together a 6-1 run, aided in part to 10 errors committed by the Lions.  A service ace from Todd and kills from Filice and Williams pushed the score to 11-6.  After PSS crept closer, the Commodores used a 5-0 run and take a commanding lead before the Lions called a timeout. Zocchi capped off the set with an ace to give LCCC a 2-0 lead. 

LCCC built an 8-2 lead thanks to some miscues by the Lions and kills by Todd and Williams.  That lead would hold for much of the set until the Lions scored three straight points to cut the Commodore lead to 15-12.  Gabbie Barrison (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview) would get a kill to quell the Penn State comeback and LCCC caught fire again to finish with 11 kills against just five errors to close out the match.

Next Up

LCCC hosts Cuyahoga Community College this Wednesday on September 13 inside the Ewing Activities Center Gymnasium.  It is the first home match for the Commodores since August 30 when they defeated the Lakeland Community College Lakers in three sets. During that time, the Commodores have played seven matches either on the road or at a neutral site, going 2-5 during that run.