CANTON, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly women's volleyball team went 1-1 in their North Atlantic Conference (NAC) tri-match this weekend earning a three-set win over Cazenovia in their first match of the day and losing 1-3 in their match with host SUNY Canton. The Wildcats are 1-1 in conference play with a 2-7 overall record.
MATCH 1 - CAZENOVIA:
SUNY Poly and Cazenovia battled hard in the first set of the day. The Wildcats were ahead late but took care of business to take the first set 26-24. The next two sets would be smooth sailing for the Wildcats as they closed out the match with two wins, 25-20 and 25-14.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
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Emma Draper and Sabrina Trimblett each had six kills in the match for the Widlcats. Draper also had a block assist. Trimblett had a pair of service aces.
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Kaley Pichura and Ryan Fitzgerald each had five kills. Pichura also had 14 assists, four service aces, and four digs. Fitzgerald had 11 assists, a service ace, and 10 digs.
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Michaela Bradshaw had a team-high 12 digs for the Wildcats.
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Sydney Pelman had four aces and eight digs.
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Emma Horsch had a match-high seven kills for Cazenovia.
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Kimberly Rodriguez had a team high 12 digs for Cazenovia.
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Cazenovia's Karissa Decosse had a team-high four service aces.
MATCH 2 - SUNY CANTON:
The Wildcats lost the second match of the day to SUNY Canton in four sets; 20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 26-28. The difference in the match was small with Canton held a holding a slight edge on the attack and on service. The Roos had three more service aces in the match and hit .030 points higher.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
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Emma Draper was the game leader with 10 kills. She hit .147 with 32 attempts. Draper also had three block assists.
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Sydney Pellman had a game-high 26 digs for the Wildcats, a career-high for the junior.
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Kaley Pichura had a match-high 24 assists, three kills, a pair of service aces, seven digs, and a block assist.
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Sabrina Trimblett had seven kills for the Wildcats with two digs and a block assist.
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Ryan Fitzgerald had four kills, three service aces, eight digs, and a block assist.
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Alyssa Adams had a team high nine kills for the Roos.
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Nicole O'Connor had a team high 21 digs for Canton.
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats will travel to Hilbert College for a mid-week non-conference game against the Hawks. The game is scheduled for 6:00 PM.
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