BRADFORD, PA—Ally Bittinger posted her first career triple-double, but the Houghton Highlanders fell in four closely-contested sets to the Pitt-Bradford Panthers on Tuesday night.
 
Houghton rebounded from a close, first-set loss to even the match at one, before falling by two points in a fierce and decisive third set.  The Panthers would keep the momentum rolling into the final set to take home the victory.
 
Bittinger collected 14 kills—one shy of her career-high—17 assists and 10 digs on the night, while Amber Edwards racked up 15 kills—also one shy of her career high.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 1 | Pitt-Bradford – 3
Records: Houghton: 1-7 | Pitt-Bradford: 5-5
Scores: 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-25
Venue: KOA Arena, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford | Attendance: 426

NOTABLE STATS
>> Edwards posted 16 kills twice last season, both of which came in five-set matches.
>> Amy Huddell added seven kills and a career-high four blocks for the Highlanders.
>> While the attack-game remained fairly even throughout—Pitt-Bradford held a slight advantage in kills, 55-52, and attack percentage, 25.6%-to-24.2%--the Panthers defense shone brightly, as they collected 87 digs to the Highlanders 56.
 
COACH'S CORNER
"This was another good game.  We played really well until the last game.  Pitt-Bradford is a very good team with an amazing libero.
 
"Ally [Bittinger] was outstanding tonight.  Posting a triple-double is pretty hard to do, especially in four sets." –Head Coach Nancy Cole
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders next head to Rochester on Saturday, where they will take on RIT at 11:00 a.m. and Penn State Behrend at 1:00 p.m.