PC Volleyball grabs a 3-1 road win over Fontbonne University

St. Louis, MO. -- Principia volleyball pulled out a tight four set match tonight against Fontbonne with tenacious defense and stellar offense from Emily Tippets, Sophia Hathaway and Noelle Shoemake. Fontbonne was swinging hard with only 9% error, blocked 8 Panther attacks, and served up six aces, but the Panthers outlasted the Griffins to get the win.
 
Inside the Box Score:

• Both teams swung at 192 balls, but Principia killed 31% while Fontbonne killed 20%.
• Principia out dug the Griffins 129 to 98.
• Mia Gill and Cha Cha Fisher led the defense with 40 and 23 digs respectively.
• Emily Tippetts led the offense with 22 kills and only 2 errors out of 52 swings hitting .385.

They said it:

• Coach Sprague said, "That was a good Fontbonne team – they played us well and made it hard to beat them. Kudos to both teams for a well fought match. We did a good job of keeping the ball flying with our defense, and ultimately converted those digs into kills better than Fontbonne."

 
Up Next:

• The Panthers travel to Eureka this weekend to compete on Friday and Saturday.