SWARTHMORE, PA - Rowan (23-3; 7-0) fell to Swarthmore, 3-1, closing their program-record winning streak of 21 games. The Profs took the first, 25-20, but fell in the following three sets, 15-25, 20-25, and 19-25.
Abby Chadwick led the Profs in kills with 14 on 40 attempts, recording a hitting percentage of .225.
Jessica Smart contributed 13 kills for Rowan, finishing with 34 total attempts and a hitting percentage of .265. Setter
Raven Albrecht finished with 25 assists.
Defensively,
Ava Best led the Profs with two solo blocks and four block assists. Smart was the only other Prof to record a solo block, while Chadwick,
Meredith Brown, and
Alexa Kelleher all contributed block assists. Libero
Gabriella Cooper finished with 22 digs.
Swarthmore was led by junior hitter Isabel Adam, who tallied 21 kills off of 47 attempts. The Garnet had four players in double figures in the digs category.
Rowan's new winning streak program record is now 21, breaking the record of 16 that was set in 1985.Â
Rowan will visit Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday, facing Hunter at 1:30 p.m. and #22 Stevens at 3:30 p.m. The Profs will finish the regular season on Tuesday, November 3 at 7 p.m., the final game of the regular season.
