WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 27, 2026) -
The King's College women's volleyball team fell to Arcadia University 3-1 in MAC Freedom action on Tuesday evening at Scandlon Gymnasium. After dropping the opening set 25-12, the Monarchs responded with a 25-21 victory in the second before the Knights claimed the final two sets 25-22 and 27-25. With the loss, King's moved to 13-8 overall and 1-5 in conference play.
Bella Boylan led the Monarchs with a team-high 14 kills and 10 digs, while Weronika Malinowski followed with 13 kills and a team-high 18 digs. Hannah Swinsburg contributed seven kills and two solo blocks, while Saoirse Bilodeau added four kills and two blocks. Ariela Towsey directed the offense with 33 assists, nine digs and two service aces, while Riley McArdle finished with 17 digs.
King's opened the first set with a 2-0 advantage before Arcadia responded with 11 consecutive points to take an 11-2 lead. The Monarchs attempted to battle back behind kills from Boylan, Malinowski and Bilodeau, but the Knights maintained control throughout the frame. Arcadia extended its advantage to 23-10 before securing the opening set 25-12.
The Monarchs responded emphatically in the second set, overcoming an early Arcadia point with seven consecutive scores to take a 7-1 advantage. Emma Bolich recorded two service aces during the run, while Towsey added two aces of her own as King's extended its lead to 10-2. The Knights gradually chipped away at the deficit, pulling within one at 16-15, but the Monarchs answered behind kills from Boylan, Swinsburg and Malinowski to maintain their advantage. King's eventually reached set point at 24-20 before a Bilodeau block secured the 25-21 victory and evened the match at one set apiece.
Arcadia jumped out to a 10-5 advantage in the third set before King's began its comeback. Trailing 16-11, the Monarchs rattled off five consecutive points, highlighted by kills from Swinsburg and Malinowski, to even the frame at 16-16. King's later took a 20-19 lead behind kills from Antonia Leary and Boylan, but the Knights responded with three straight points to move ahead 22-20. The Monarchs pulled within one at 22-21 and again at 24-22, but Arcadia secured the final point to take the set 25-22 and regain the match lead.
The fourth set proved to be another tightly contested frame as Arcadia built an early 11-6 advantage before King's responded with three straight points to cut the deficit to two. The Knights later extended their lead to 19-13, but the Monarchs continued battling, using a Malinowski kill and contributions from Lindsay Arezina and Leary to stay within striking distance. Trailing 24-21, King's scored three consecutive points to even the frame at 24-24. After the Knights regained the lead, the Monarchs answered once more to tie the score at 25-25, but Arcadia claimed the final two points to secure the 27-25 victory and the match.
King's will return to action on Thursday, October 29, when the Monarchs travel to Delaware Valley University for their penultimate MAC Freedom matchup. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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