9/8/22
 
SCRANTON, Pa. – The Lackawanna College Falcons women's volleyball team will get on the court for their first match-up of the 2022 season today at 6:00pm in the Lackawanna Student Union, when they host the Cougars of Lehigh Carbon CC.
 
The match is open to the public, and a video livestream will be available for free on the Lackawanna College Sports Network at www.lackawannafalcons.com/LIVE.
 
About The Falcons
The Falcons come into 2022 after a winless campaign last year, but Lackawanna College has reason to believe this year will be much different.
 
Lackawanna returns a pair of players from last year's team, including middle hitter Hunter Heeman (New Milford, PA), who missed the last campaign because of injury. Also returning is middle hitter Olivia Lynwood (Scranton, PA), a dual-sport athlete who also played women's basketball at Lackawanna College last year.
 
Also new to the Falcons are several players, including outside hitter Makayla Jones (Weatherford, TX), libero Melanie Pinillos (Miami, FL), middle hitter Charisma Aikens (Honesdale, PA), outside hitter Delaney Hollenback, outside hitter Brittney Shaffer (Gratz, PA), defensive specialist Jenna Krall (Susquehanna, PA), and Nadia Monteiro.
 
The Falcons also have a new head coach in Shelby Morgan, who spent the previous seven seasons as the head coach at Cedar Crest College, where she helped transform the Falcons from a conference basement dweller into a perennial threat, culminating in an NCAA tournament appearance in 2021.
 
About the Opponents
Similarly to Lackawanna College, the Lehigh Carbon CC Cougars also spent a few years off through the pandemic before returning to action, but it's been three years since the Cougars have hit the court.
 
Lehigh Carbon (0-1) enters today with a match already under its belt, a loss at home to Penn State Lehigh Valley on Tuesday. The Nittany Lions of PSU swept through Lehigh Carbon, 3-0 (25-7, 25-6, 25-12), but the Cougars got three kills from Madison Bauer, as well as 13 digs and two kills from Anna Benner. Marissa Haines and Leslie Tineo Lopez each had two service aces for the Cougars.
 
The head volleyball coach for Lehigh Carbon is Saulia Centeno.
 
Match Details
The match is set for a 6:00pm start on Thursday, September 8^th at the Lackawanna Student Union, in the gymnasium, in the first match of the year for the Falcons. The match is open to the public, and there will be a video livestream available on the Lackawanna College Falcons Sports Network, as well as the Region 19 Sports Network, at www.lackawannafalcons.com/LIVE.
 
Next Up
The Falcons have a quick turnaround, with their second match of the year coming up on Saturday, September 10^th, when they host the Delaware Tech CC Terry Hawks at 12:00pm in the Lackawanna Student Union. The match will be open to the public, and there will be a video livestream available at www.lackawannafalcons.com/LIVE.