LA PLUME, PA (October 13, 2026) - The King's College women's volleyball team returned to the win column on Tuesday evening, defeating Keystone College 3-1 at the Gambal Athletic Center. The Monarchs took the opening set 25-20 before the Giants responded with a 25-20 victory in the second. King's battled back from an early deficit to claim the third set 25-22 before dominating the fourth 25-7 to secure the road victory and improve to 12-5 overall.
Bella Boylan led the Monarchs offensively with a match-high 13 kills while adding 11 digs and two service aces. Hannah Swinsburg followed with eight kills on an impressive .467 hitting percentage, while Weronika Malinowski contributed six kills, six digs and a match-high four service aces. Ariela Towsey directed the King's offense with 27 assists and two aces, while Riley McArdle anchored the defense with a team-high 16 digs.
Keystone jumped out to an early 6-3 advantage in the opening set before King's battled back to even the score at 6-6 behind consecutive kills from Swinsburg. The Monarchs later broke a 13-13 tie with six consecutive points, highlighted by kills from Boylan and Swinsburg and a Towsey service ace, to take a 19-13 advantage. King's extended its lead to 23-16 before the Giants rallied with four straight points to pull within three. The Monarchs responded with the final two points, capped by a Towsey solo block, to claim the opening frame 25-20.
The Giants responded in the second set, jumping out to a 10-1 advantage before King's began chipping away at the deficit. Trailing 13-5, the Monarchs used a three-point run highlighted by a Bolich kill and a block from Bolich and Swinsburg to pull within four at 13-9. King's later cut the deficit to three at 17-14 behind a Bolich kill, but Keystone answered with five consecutive points to extend its advantage to 22-14. The Giants eventually reached set point at 24-15 before the Monarchs rattled off five straight points, highlighted by two Newman kills and a block from Newman and Antonia Leary. Keystone ultimately secured the final point to take the set 25-20 and even the match.
King's faced another early deficit in the third as Keystone raced out to an 11-3 advantage. The Monarchs began their comeback behind kills from Saoirse Bilodeau, Malinowski, Swinsburg and Leary before consecutive Malinowski service aces sparked a four-point run to even the frame at 15-15. The teams traded points throughout the middle stages before King's used a Swinsburg kill and two Keystone errors to turn an 18-18 tie into a 20-18 advantage. After the Giants battled back to take a 21-20 lead, Malinowski delivered a kill to even the score before King's took the next two points to move ahead 23-21. Swinsburg later recorded a kill to give the Monarchs set point, and a Keystone attack error sealed the 25-22 victory and a 2-1 advantage in the match.
The Monarchs left no doubt in the fourth set, opening with three consecutive points behind a Boylan kill and back-to-back service aces from Malinowski. Leading 6-3, King's erupted for eight straight points, highlighted by three Boylan kills, a Towsey service ace and a block from Bilodeau and Boylan, to take a commanding 14-3 advantage. The Monarchs continued to dominate, extending their lead to 23-6 behind consecutive Malinowski kills. Swinsburg eventually finished off the match with a service ace to secure the 25-7 victory and complete the 3-1 road win.
The Monarchs return to action on Saturday, October 17 when they head to York, PA for a tri-match against McDaniel College at 1:00 p.m. and the host Spartans at 3:00 p.m..
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