BEL AIR, Md. – Behind 47 kills and 13 aces, the Fighting Owls took down conference rival Cecil, 3-1, Thursday afternoon inside the APGFCU Arena.

Sophomore Maria Lopez led the Harford offensive, exploding for a season high 19 kills and four aces. Maddy Weyer also chipped in four aces while tallying a career best in assists (33).

Julia Ferro (four blocks) and Gabrielle Pfaff (25 digs) held things down on the defensive end for the Fighting Owls.

Harford improves to 2-4 (2-1 Md Juco) while Cecil loses their second straight and drops to 4-2 (1-2 Md Juco)

How it Happened
Harford claimed an early lead in the opening set and never looked back, dialing up 13 kills to take a 1-0 lead. A closer second set would ensue with Fighting Owls holding match point at 24-23, but a pair of attacking errors and a kill by the Seahawks moved the match to 1-1.

The third set started much like the opener, as Harford took an early lead. A pair of Cecil timeouts slowed the Fighting Owls momentum and allowed the Seahawks to pull within four. A close call at 23-21 landed in favor of Harford, who'd seal the set on the next play to go up 2-1.

Cecil and Harford's final set was dead even until late, with the Fighting Owls closing out the game by holding off a 7-2 run from the Seahawks to come away with the victory.

Quick Hits

• Freshman Alex Leslie finished with 11 kills, 10 digs and three aces.
• Sophomore Katelyn Berger saw the floor for the first time this season and earned nine kills.
• Four Fighting Owls finished with double digit digs, leading to a season high 70 as a team.
• Harford also set new highs in kills (47), assists (40) and total blocks (five).
• The Fighting Owls victory over Cecil snaps their two game losing streak to the Seahawks.

Up Next
Harford remains at home for its next four contests. Their next match will see the Chesapeake Skipjacks head to Bel Air on Monday, September 16.

The Skipjacks are 0-3 this season, but will play Garrett on Friday before heading to Harford.