American wins five-set contest with Lehigh

American won the last three points of the fifth set to defeat Lehigh 3–2 Friday, September 25, in Washington. The Eagles took the Patriot League match 25–23, 21–25, 25–20, 18–25, 15–12.

Bella Marrero recorded a career-high 29 digs, while Salme Hollas led American with 17 kills. Elise Sterling added 14 kills on .394 hitting, and Carly Sciborski finished with 12.

Deniz Dakak supplied 57 assists and 12 digs. American finished with 68 kills to Lehigh’s 60, although the Mountain Hawks held a .221–.215 advantage in hitting percentage.

Lehigh erased a 9–6 fifth-set deficit to tie it at 12 before American closed the match. The Eagles host Lafayette on Saturday, September 26, at 4 p.m. Eastern.

Official match report and results

Prepared with AI assistance by NSMT Newsroom from the linked official source. This article does not represent on-site reporting.