PHILADELPHIA – Senior Diane Seely recorded a match-high eight kills and posted a .316 hitting percentage, but Penn used a balanced attack to knock off Colgate, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-15) in collegiate volleyball action Friday in the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West Invitational at the Palestra.
 
Junior Alex Caldwell tallied a team-best seven kills and classmate Alexis Genske posted six spikes to highlight a balanced Quaker attack that saw six players register at least four kills in the match. Caldwell also dished out 17 assists and 13 digs as she finished just shy of a triple-double.
 
Seely led the Raiders with eight kills and a .316 hitting percentage as she committed just two errors in 19 total attempts. Seely also shared game-high honors with four total blocks. Junior Jackie Macy dished out a team-best 18 assists and two Raiders, freshman Elena Simpson and sophomore Kathleen Harris, notched 11 digs each.
 
Bottom Line
Penn 3, Colgate 0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-15)
 
Won-Lost Records

• Penn opens the season at 1-0.
• Colgate sees its season mark leveled at 1-1.

 
How It Happened

• Penn used a 13-4 run midway through the frame to break an 11-all tie and record a 25-20 victory in the opening set.
• The Quakers took the second frame, 25-23, as it held on in a tightly played stanza that saw the Raiders pull with one point on three occasions over the final six points.
• A 13-3 spurt to open the third set sparked Penn to a 25-15 victory and the match. The Quakers finished the frame without an attack error as they notched 11 kills in 21 total attempts for a .524 attack clip.

 
Key Raider Info

• Senior Diane Seely led the Raiders with eight kills and a .316 hitting percentage as she committed just two errors in 19 total attempts. Seely also shared game-high honors with four total blocks.
• Two Raiders – freshman Elena Simpson and sophomore Kathleen Harris – notched 11 digs each.
• Junior Jackie Macy dished out a team-best 18 assists.

 
Inside The Boxscore

• Both teams were held below .200 hitting for the match as Penn was limited to a .168 (38-20-107) attack clip while Colgate hit just .074 (30-22-108) for the contest.
• The match featured a total of just six ties and one lead change. The Quakers led wire-to-wire in the third frame as it posted a .800 (12-of-15) sideout percentage during the set.   
•  Penn held a 10.0-6.0 margin in total blocks for the contest. Three of the Raiders six total blocks in the match were solo blocks.

 
Up Next

• Both teams return to action Saturday in the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West Invitational. Each team will face Cleveland State and Georgetown, with the Raiders taking on the Hoyas at 10:30 a.m. and the Vikings at 5 p.m.
• The Quakers, meanwhile, will take on the two programs at 1 p.m. (Cleveland State) and 7 p.m. (Georgetown), respectively.