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Shannon Young
John Byrne

Women's Volleyball Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

Dixie State rally stuns Adelphi in 5

Finish SpringHills Suites Invitational 2-2

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

BOX SCORE Game 1

BOX SCORE Game 2

ANCHORAGE (Sept. 8) – Dixie State erased a two-set deficit and scored the last seven points of the match Saturday night to earn a 21-25, 12-25, 27-25, 25-18, 15-13 victory over Adelphi in the third-place match of the SpringHill Suites Invitational volleyball tournament.

The Red Storm (2-2) got 15 kills and 12 digs from outside hitter Shannon Young (Whittier, CA/St Paul), who had five of her put-aways in the deciding fifth set.

The Panthers (3-5) were led by 14 kills apiece from Kaitlyn DeStefano and Emily Dorko as the Northeast-10 Conference squad left winless in four matches on their first trip to Anchorage.

After losing the first two sets, Dixie State fought off a match point in the third and took the frame, 27-25, with three straight kills from Pauline VonDinklage (American Samoa/Fagaitua). The Pacific West Conference team then pulled away late in the fourth set to send it the distance.

Trailing 13-8 in the fifth, Young delivered kills on three of the next four points, beginning a 7-0 run that would stun the Panthers.

Dixie State libero Brita Jensen (Taylorsville, UT/Taylorsville) led her team with 17 digs.

Dixie State 3, Adelphi 0
Outside hitter Brita Jensen (Taylorsville, UT/Taylorsville) had six kills and 13 digs to lead a balanced Dixie State attack as the Red Storm defeated Adelphi, 25-20, 25-21, 25-20, in the final round-robin match of the SpringHill Suites Invitational on Saturday.

The Red Storm (1-2) also got eight kills from Mercedes O'Neal (West Jordan, UT/West Jordan), 12 digs from libero Brittany Kelly, and 20 assists and two aces from setter Shelby Sorenson (Lehi, UT/Lehi) to secure their first win of the season.

The Panthers (3-4), from Garden City, N.Y., were led by eight kills and four blocks from middle blocker Kaitlyn DeStefano as they lost their third straight at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

The teams will have a short turnaround before playing a rematch in the tournament's consolation match.

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