Gwynedd Valley, PA - The Cairn Highlanders traveled to Gwynedd Mercy for a CSAC Tri-Match with the Griffins and Keystone Giants on Saturday. The Highlanders were swept by the Griffins and Giants on the afternoon. The Griffins downed the Highlanders 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 26-24) in the morning match before Keystone defeated Cairn 3-0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-4) in the afternoon contest.

Whitney Seidel led Cairn with nine kills between the two matches.

Cairn's best opportunity to take a set came at the end of the first match against Gwynedd Mercy when the Highlanders forced extra points before falling 26-24. In that set the Highlanders jumped out to an early 12-4 lead. Included in the fast start was a 7-1 run that distanced the Highlanders from the Griffins. Cairn held a comfortable lead with the score standing at 17-10 before a 5-0 run for the Griffins brought them back into the match. Cairn did their best to keep the Griffins at bay, eventually leading 24-20, but the Griffins won the final six points to take the set (26-24) and the match (3-0).

The backend of the double dip for the Highlanders was not as close. In all three sets the Giants, with fresh legs, jumped out to big leads and the Highlanders could not come back eventually falling 3-0.

The pair of losses moves Cairn to 0-3 in the CSAC and 1-6 overall. The Highlanders will next take the court on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. when they host Penn State - Abington.