ABINGTON, Pa.- The Abington women's volleyball team pushed to make a comeback in the fourth set but Arcadia finished off the Nittany Lions to win 3-1 (11-25, 19-25, 27-25, 18-25) Tuesday night.

Junior Sam Amaro (Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Nittany Lions with nine kills, two aces, three blocks and 14 digs. Freshman libero Catherine Zhushma led Abington with 23 digs for the evening.

After dropping the first two sets, Abington looked to be finished when Arcadia took a commanding 8-1 lead in the third set. Down 20 – 14 Abington rallied back behind Andia Anderson's lighting service, bringing them within two points. The Knights pulled a few more points, sitting on match point (24-21), when the Nittany Lions went on a 6-1 rally to take the crucial third set.

In close battle for the fourth set, Arcadia held a slight lead over Abington 19-17, but a strong 6-1 run finished off the Nittany Lions comeback hopes.

The Nittany Lions will travel to Kings College on Friday where they will face off against Penn College at 5:00 p.m. and the host Kings at 7:00 p.m.