Philadelphia, PA – (9/5/2010) – Chestnut Hill College played host to a pair of women's volleyball matches this afternoon. The Griffins opposed Le Moyne College in the first contest of the double feature. The Dolphins won the match 3-0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-20) before defeating Philadelphia University 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-22). Freshmen, middle hitter Mary Markowski (Parkton, MD) and outside hitter Kailey Arlen (Orland Park, IL) combined for eight kills, and eight blocks to lead the Griffin effort.

Sophomore outside hitter Courtney Fabian (Lake View, NY) held serve for eight straight points to put Le Moyne College (2-1) out to an early 9-1 lead. Chestnut Hill College (0-1) trimmed a point off midway through the game, 14-7, but the Dolphins carried on to a 25-11 win in the opener. The second game remained close until the Lady Rams opened an 18-9 advantage and forced a Griffin timeout. Chestnut Hill College would make one last push on the serve of sophomore libero Bobbie Chukuntarod (San Francisco, CA), 24-19, and a Dolphin service error made it 24-20, but the Griffin rally fell short in the 25-20 loss. Game three was tight and tied late, 18-18; but a Dolphin run ended the game, 25-20, and match, 3-0.

Sophomore outside hitter Allison Hebel (Greenlawn, NY) led the Dolphin attack with 13 kills and a .333 hitting percentage (13K-4E-27TA). Sophomore setter Katie Plukas (Rochester, NY) provided 16 assists and senior libero Andrea Sterling (Bloomfield, NY) made 13 digs.

Leading the Griffins, Markowski hit .667 (5K-1E-6TA) and struck five kills in addition to recording six blocks. Arlen pitched in with three kills and two blocks. Sophomore setter Courtney Gallo (Wilmington, DE) made nine assists while Chukuntarod and DePalma spirited the defense. Chukuntarod hustled to nine digs while DePalma scrambled to eight digs.

The women's volleyball team opens their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) schedule with a 7:00 p.m. match on Wednesday, September 8.