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Women’s Volleyball struggles against Salem in home opener

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women’s volleyball fell to Salem (W. Va.) University 3-0 in its home opener Thursday night.

Jorja Sedlar and Emily Talarico go up for the block. Photo by Robert Cifone.
Jorja Sedlar and Emily Talarico go up for the block. Photo by Robert Cifone.
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September 4, 2025

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women's volleyball fell to Salem (W. Va.) University 3-0 in its home opener Thursday night.

The Celtics (2-4) put up a fight in the first set but could not hold off the Tigers (1-0), falling 25-19, 25-18 and 25-19.

Rebecca Hess (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) led Carlow with 15 digs and nine kills, while Emily Hess (Saltsburg, Pa./River Valley HS) and Kelsey Sufak (Allison Park, Pa./Deer Lakes HS) contributed 12 and 11 digs, respectively. Suzy Walker (Boswell, Pa./North Star HS) added eight kills, and Sarah Porter (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway HS) tallied 13 assists in the effort.

The Celtics started off strong, winning a long rally to go ahead 7-2. Salem recovered and slowly chipped away at Carlow's advantage to tie the game at 14-all. A 6-0 run handed the Tigers a 23-16 lead enroute to the first set win.

The teams traded leads and tied the score throughout the beginning of the second set before Salem pulled ahead, 20-15. A kill and two Tigers errors afforded Carlow its final three points of the 25-18 game.

The Celtics fell behind 6-0 in the third set before an ace from Emily Hess set off a 6-1 run that saw Carlow trailing by three.

Carlow tried to keep it close, but back-to-back kills from Salem ended the third set and the match, 25-19.

Marika Righi led the Tigers with a game-high, double-double 19 digs and 16 kills. Ana Julia Avila Vian added 19 digs, and Valentina Poti recorded a double-double with 13 digs and 12 kills.

vs. Penn State Fayette: W, 3-1 (Sept. 3)

The Celtics notched a 3-1 win over Penn State Fayette (0-5) yesterday with scores of 16-25, 25-14, 25-20 and 25-20.

Rebecca Hess led Carlow with a game-high 17 kills and 17 digs. Emily Hess tallied a game-high 18 digs and 20 assists, and Porter recorded a double-double with 15 assists and 15 digs.

Kaylee Doppelheuer led the Lions with 14 kills, and three different players tallied 15 digs apiece.

Carlow returns to action tomorrow with a 6 p.m. match against Wilson College.