YORK, PA (October 17, 2026) - The King's College women's volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches at York College on Saturday afternoon, sweeping McDaniel College 3-0 before falling to the host Spartans 3-1 at Charles Wolf Gymnasium. The Monarchs defeated the Green Terror by set scores of 25-15, 25-22 and 25-23 before dropping their second match 20-25, 25-20, 20-25 and 14-25. King's finished the day with a 13-6 overall record.
King's 3, McDaniel 0
Weronika Malinowski led the Monarchs offensively with a match-high 11 kills on a .346 hitting percentage while adding 10 digs. Bella Boylan followed with 10 kills, four service aces and eight digs, while Ariela Towsey directed the offense with 27 assists. Riley McArdle added 10 digs as King's finished the match hitting .198.
The Monarchs jumped out to an early 3-0 advantage in the opening set before McDaniel battled back to even the score at 4-4. King's responded with seven consecutive points, highlighted by two Malinowski kills, a Swinsburg kill and two Boylan service aces, to take an 11-4 lead. The Monarchs maintained control throughout the remainder of the frame, extending their advantage to 24-14 before securing the 25-15 victory.
McDaniel opened the second set with a 7-3 advantage before King's began chipping away at the deficit. Trailing 12-7, the Monarchs rattled off four consecutive points, highlighted by two Emma Bolich kills and a Boylan kill, to pull within one. King's eventually took control with a four-point run to move ahead 21-17, fueled by Malinowski's offensive contributions. The Green Terror battled back to within two at 24-22, but Boylan delivered the final kill to secure the 25-22 victory.
The third set proved to be the tightest of the match as McDaniel built an early 8-5 advantage. King's answered with four consecutive points, including two Malinowski service aces, to take a 9-8 lead. The teams continued trading points before the Monarchs pulled ahead 22-18. McDaniel responded with five straight points to take a 23-22 advantage, but King's remained composed, scoring the final three points behind an Antonia Leary kill, a McDaniel setting error and a Towsey service ace to complete the sweep with a 25-23 victory.
York 3, King's 1
Malinowski once again paced the King's offense with a team-high 12 kills and 13 digs. Emma Newman added seven kills, while Saoirse Bilodeau contributed six kills and five block assists. Sophomore setter Ariela Towsey highlighted the match by reaching 1,000 career assists, finishing the contest with 31 assists and eight digs  Emma Bolich recorded five kills, a solo block and four block assists. The Monarchs totaled 11 team blocks in the setback.
York opened the first set with a 6-2 advantage before King's responded with a five-point run to take an 11-8 lead, highlighted by two Malinowski kills and an Isabella Horvat service ace. The Monarchs maintained a narrow advantage throughout the middle stages, leading 18-17 before the Spartans scored seven of the next eight points to take a 24-19 lead. King's fought off one set point, but York secured the 25-20 victory to take the opening frame.
The Spartans carried their momentum into the second set, jumping out to a 5-0 advantage before King's responded with five consecutive points to even the score. York later built an 11-8 lead, but the Monarchs answered with eight straight points behind a pair of McArdle service aces and a Malinowski kill to take a 16-11 advantage. York battled back to even the frame at 20-20, but King's claimed the final five points, highlighted by two Swinsburg kills and two blocks involving Bilodeau, to secure the 25-20 victory and even the match.
King's opened the third set with a 4-1 advantage before York responded to take an 8-7 lead. The Monarchs battled back and briefly regained control at 12-11, but the Spartans answered with a run of their own to move ahead 17-15. York extended its advantage to 23-18 before King's responded with a Towsey kill and a Malinowski service ace to pull within three. The Spartans secured the final two points to take the set 25-20 and regain a 2-1 advantage in the match.
York took control early in the fourth, racing out to a 7-2 lead before extending its advantage to 15-8. The Monarchs attempted to rally behind contributions from Bolich, Malinowski and Leary, but the Spartans maintained their advantage throughout the remainder of the frame. York eventually claimed the fourth set 25-14 to secure the 3-1 victory.
The Monarchs return to action on Wednesday October 21 when they host Misericordia at 7:00 p.m. in MAC Freedom play.
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