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Morgan O'Brien
Emily Tallis
3
Winner Westminster (PA) WES 15-9,6-2 PAC
1
Hiram Hiram 12-9,7-2 PAC
Winner
Westminster (PA) WES
15-9,6-2 PAC
3
Final
1
Hiram Hiram
12-9,7-2 PAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Westminster (PA) WES 24 25 25 25 (3)
Hiram Hiram 26 20 22 23 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Westminster thumps Hiram in four

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.---Fueled by junior Morgan O'Brien's (Pittsburgh, Pa., Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) seventh triple double of the season, the Westminster women's volleyball team earned a 3-1 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory at Hiram inside Price Gymnasium. 

After dropping the opening set 26-24, the Titans won the next three 25-20, 25-22 and 25-23 while finishing with 57 kills and a .191 hitting percentage.

Westminster, winners of three straight, improved to 15-9 overall and 6-2 in the PAC. Hiram fell to 12-9 overall and 7-2 in the league. Wednesday's win snapped a three-match losing streak against the Terriers. 

O'Brien hit .286 and finished with 16 kills, 20 assists and a season-high 21 digs. Her seven triple doubles are tied for third-most in Division III. Senior Liv Trent (Pittsburgh, Pa., Brentwood) had a 15-kill, 18-dig double double, her 13th of the year. Senior Zoie Reid (Salem, Ohio, Salem) hit .225 with 16 kills while senior Anna-Kate Davis (Boonsboro, Md., Boonsboro) posted a 28-assist, 15-dig double-double. It was her seventh this season. Junior Brooke Gecina (Aurora, Ohio, Aurora) added 20 digs. 

Westminster pushed the opening set into extra points, answering a 22-20 Hiram lead to tie it at 22 and later drawing even at 24 on a block by freshman Violet Seaman (Hartville, Ohio, Lake). Earlier, the Titans turned a 5-4 deficit into a 9-6 advantage behind kills from O'Brien, Reid, Trent and junior Dakota Hershberger (Belleville, Pa., Mifflin County) plus a service ace from sophomore Kylie Anthony (Harrison City, Pa., Penn-Trafford). Hiram scored the final two points to take the set 26-24.

The Titans answered a 19-19 tie in the second set with four straight points, getting kills from  Trent and Reid before Trent added a service ace for a 23-19 edge. Reid later moved the Titans to 24-20, and O'Brien closed the set with a kill from Reid for a 25-20 win.

The Titans finished the third set by winning four of the last five points after Hiram tied it at 21-21, with Trent recording kills for the 22nd and 24th points before a Hiram attack error ended the set. The Titans had answered earlier deficits as well, moving from 6-3 down to take an 8-7 lead and later turning a 15-14 deficit into a 19-16 edge. Westminster won the set 25-22.

Westminster answered Hiram's move to 9-9 with six straight points, including five consecutive service points from Davis, to go in front 15-9. Hiram later tied the set at 22-22 and 23-23, but the Titans responded with back-to-back O'Brien kills, both from Davis. The Titans won the fourth set 25-23.

Up next:
Westminster will celebrate its Senior Recognition Day Saturday against Bethany. The opening serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Ron Galbreath Court inside Buzz Ridl Gymnasium. 
 
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