WILKES-BARRE, PA - The Purchase College women's volleyball team suffered a pair of losses Saturday afternoon, falling to King's College and SUNY Old Westbury.

Game One: King's 3, Purchase 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-8)

In the opening match, it was the Panthers that jumped out to a quick start as they scored six of the first eight points. The Blue and Orange continued to hold the lead to an 8-5 mark, until the hosts answered with six-straight points.

From there, King's was off and running in the set and match. In all three frames, the Monarchs tallied runs of at least six points or more, as they used .338 hitting and 37 kills to fuel the performance.

For the Panthers, they finished with 14 kills on -.140 hitting. Individually, Ava Landreth (FR/Brooklyn, NY) lead the squad with four kills and block.

Lilith Bastek-Ochoa (JR/Sag Harbor, NY) added three kills and seven digs, while Natalia Leite (FR/Thornwood, NY) totaled 13 assists and nine digs in the effort.

Game Two: Old Westbury 3, Purchase 0 (28-26, 25-19, 25-21)

While the opening contest of the afternoon was one sided, the second matchup produced a much tighter affair as the two Panther squads played a rematch from September 26th.

The result was different this time though, as Purchase bested Old Westbury in four sets previously.

For this round, the two sides opened the battle by trading blows over the first set.

Purchase managed to edge ahead late in the contest, 20-18, before six of the next seven points went to Old West to make it 24-21.

PC then responded with three straight points to extend the match, before the two sides traded points to a 26-all score. Finally, an attacking error and kill sealed the deal for the Green and White, as the emerged with the opening-set win.

The middle frame saw the OW Panthers riding high, as they began the frame with seven-straight points. Despite the massive deficit, the PC Panthers rallied back and managed to grab their first lead, 16-15. 

As the match progressed, Purchase managed one more lead at 18-17, and were tied at 19-all, before Old Westbury sealed the deal with the final six points to take a commanding 2-0 set lead.

In the final stanza, the Blue and Orange fell behind early once more only to valiantly rally back midway through. However, Old West never trailed in the set and eventually grabbed victory by the score of 25-21.

Overall, Purchase finished with 28 kills on .051 hitting, while its Skyline Conference foe totaled 35 kills on .063 hitting.

Bastek-Ochoa fueled the effort with team highs in kills (8) and digs (14), while Maya Brown (FR/Carteret, NJ) added seven kills and 14 digs.

Landreth recorded seven kills and five blocks, and Leite finished with 17 assists.

Following the results, the Panthers moved to 4-15 overall and 2-6 in the Skyline Conference. 

Up next for Purchase is a return home as the squad welcomes the United States Merchant Marine Academy on October 17th at 7 p.m.