ERIE, Pa. – Junior Natalie Cignetti (Indiana, Pa. /Indiana) had a team-high 29 combined kills as she highlighted an IUP offensive attack that helped the Crimson Hawks score a pair of victories in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference/Mountain East Conference crossover at Mercyhurst on Saturday.
 
Cignetti's classmate Gabby Egler (Pittsburgh, Pa. /Obama Academy) tallied 26 total kills while senior Lily McWilliams (Rockville, Md./Thomas Sprigg Wootton) added 19 in the Crimson Hawks' wins over West Virginia State and Concord.
 
IUP defeated West Virginia State by scores of 21-25, 25-13, 25-13, and 25-14 and beat Concord 25-20, 25-20, 20-25 and 25-20. The Crimson Hawks improved to 8-1 on the year with the wins, and finished their weekend with three wins in four matches.
 
Senior Lindsay Moeller (Troy, Mich./Troy) finished the day with 91 total assists, including a career-high 56 assists in the afternoon win over Concord.
 
Cignetti put up a season-high 19 kills against Concord, with Egler adding 16 and redshirt sophomore Elora Pittman (Jackson, Mich./Michigan Center) putting up 12. McWilliams led the way with 11 kills against West Virginia State, with Cignetti and Egler each tallying 10.
 
Sophomore Jess Marut (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) was credited with 22 digs on the day, while Egler had seven blocks and junior Alexis Anderson (Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield) had six.
 
The Crimson Hawks will head to West Virginia on Tuesday to face Shepherd. Match time is 6 p.m.
 
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