CENTER VALLEY, PA (September 30, 2025) – The King's College women's volleyball team showed grit on the road Wednesday night, taking the second set from DeSales before ultimately falling 3–1 in MAC Freedom play inside Billera Hall. The Monarchs move to 11–3 overall and 1–1 in conference action.

DeSales took the opening set 25–19 despite early kills from Theresa Lynch and Bella Salvia that kept the Monarchs close. In the second, King's answered with its strongest stretch of the match, hitting .267 as a team and rallying late behind kills from Lynch and Emma Bolich to edge the Bulldogs, 25–23, and even the match at one set apiece.

Momentum shifted back to DeSales in the third, as the hosts limited King's to a negative hitting percentage and rolled to a 25–9 win. The Monarchs fought to stay alive in the fourth, with Salvia and Lynch sparking runs and Morgan Williams digging tough swings to extend rallies, but the Bulldogs closed out the frame 25–18 to secure the 3–1 decision.

King's finished the night with 36 kills, 33 assists, and 4 blocks. Lynch paced the attack with 13 kills and added 8 digs, while Salvia chipped in 8 kills and 6 digs. Bolich tallied 6 kills, and Madisyn Heiser-Elsea added 4 kills. Ariela Towsey directed the offense with 31 assists and contributed 6 digs, while Williams anchored the defense with a team-high 20 digs.

The Monarchs (11–3, 1–1 MAC Freedom) will return home Saturday, October 4, when they host Widener and Susquehanna in a tri-match inside McGrane Gymnasium.

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