LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Olivia Taylor reached 1,000 career digs, and Lock Haven (19-6, 11-2 PSAC) swept West Chester (10-18, 2-11 PSAC) by a 3-0 score on Friday night in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) women's volleyball showdown at Thomas Fieldhouse.

The win is the fourth straight for the Bald Eagles and moves them into a tie for first place with Shepherd in the PSAC Eastern Division with one game left to play.



The first set stayed tight until the middle. West Chester led 11-9 before Lock Haven ran off six of the next seven points to take the lead. Senior Reagan Irons had a game-high 12 kills on the night and closed the first set with one of those 12 to put The Haven in front by a 1-0 score.

Set two was decided early. Down 3-2, Lock Haven rattled off 10 straight points with Maddie Mitchell serving, to build a 12-3 advantage. Smith hit a blistering .667 on the night and chipped in eight kills with no errors on the night as the Bald Eagles surged to a 2-0 match lead.

The third set was the closest of the night as West Chester went up 11-6 and led 16-15 midway through. Lock Haven answered with a 4-0 run, with Irons and freshman setter Natalie Gibson doing most of the damage for the Bald Eagles as the match moved to match point. West Chester pulled to within 24-22, but Gracelynn Wolzen finished it with a kill off of a Gibson set to put the finishing touches on a 3-0 sweep of the visiting Golden Rams.

Gibson finished with 33 assists. Payton Stanton had six kills and five blocks.

Taylor finished with 17 digs to push her career total to 1,010. Mitchell added a season high 13 digs as the Bald Eagles had an answer for each West Chester rally.

Up Next:
Lock Haven wraps up the regular season on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Kutztown for Senior Day at Thomas Fieldhouse. The Bald Eagles will honor Irons, Natalie Acevedo and Salma Villa Morales prior to the start of the match. Opening serve is set for 1 p.m.