CLARION, Pa. – The Saginaw Valley State University volleyball finished the Clarion tournament in Pennsylvania with a 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25,11) defeat at the hands of Fayetteville State on Saturday.

Madison Thompson led the way for the Cardinals (2-2) with 11 kills. She added five digs and two blocks to her totals. Ava Beard set the tone for the offense with 19 assists and 11 digs to register a double-double. Kelsey Vittitow led defensively with 18 digs while Sedona Coon totaled 15 digs.

SVSU used a 7-0 run to take an 18-14 lead in the first set to take a 1-0 lead with a 25-19 victory. Kendall Ihm sealed the win with a service ace on the set point.

The Broncos jumped to a quick 8-3 lead in the second as they knotted things up before moving to a win.

A 6-0 run by Fayetteville State gave FSU an 8-3 lead in the third. The Cardinals cut the deficit to two points, but the Broncos held on for the decision to put SVSU on the ropes as they held the 2-1 edge.

Runs of 5-0 and 4-0 built a 16-6 lead for FSU as they closed out the match to earn the 3-1 win to end the Cardinals tournament.

"We really struggled to get our rhythm offensively today," said head coach Will Stanton. "Fayetteville played some great defense and we did not respond well enough to earn the kills we needed to win."

Thompson and Makaylah Roberts were named to the all-tournament team. The Cardinals finished their first weekend of play with a 2-2 record.

SVSU travels to Findlay for the Oilers' tournament next weekend. The first day of play is Friday, September 8 against Cedarville and a match against Bloomsburg. The first match happens at 9:00 a.m. and the second is at 5:00 p.m.