BRADFORD, Pa. — The Keuka College Women's Volleyball team pushed their winning streak to five matches by sweeping a tri-match at Pitt.-Bradford on Saturday.
Keuka College won both matches in four sets, defeating the hosts, Pitt.-Bradford, and Penn College to improve to 9-3 on the season.
Keuka College 3 at Pitt.-Bradford 1 – 21-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-18
The match against the Panthers was dominated by senior
Dayna Edholm. She hit 26 kills for the Green and Gold and also led the team with 15 digs.
After dropping behind in the match following the first set, the Wolves rallied to win three straight. As a team, the Wolves hit 53 kills, the second-highest team total for the Green and Gold this season.
Notably for the Wolves,
Camey Knapp was second on the team with nine kills as she surpassed 300 in her career.
Casey Hunziker facilitated the offense with 44 assists against the Panthers.
Keuka College 3 vs. Penn College 1 – 25-13, 18-25, 25-7, 25-9
Taking out the second set, Keuka College outscored Penn College 75-29 as they controlled the match on Saturday. Keuka College accounted for nearly one-third of their offense from the service line. The Green and Gold had eight different players total 22 aces as a team, a season-high.
Emma Sipos led the team with five aces in the win. She also anchored the defensive efforts with 15 digs.
Dayna Edholm and
Nina Scott each hit 10 kills for the Wolves in the win.
KC Notes:
- Keuka College snapped a four-match losing streak to Pitt.-Bradford. It was Keuka's first win over the Panthers since the 2014 season
- The Wolves remain perfect in seven matches against Penn College
- Dayna Edholm tied for the third-most kills in a four-set match in program history
- Combining her time at Fingers Lakes CC and Keuka College, Emma Sipos now has over 100 aces and 900 digs in her collegiate career
- Just three weeks into the season, Keuka College has matched its win total from each of the last two seasons
- With the wins, Head Coach Rachel Fiser moved past Quinn Wright and Karen Wyant for seventh on the career wins list for Keuka College Women's Volleyball
Up Next for Keuka College: The Green and Gold return home on Tuesday for a final tune-up before the start of Empire 8 play. Keuka College will host SUNY Poly on Tuesday night at the JMW Recreation and Athletics Center. The Wolves will then travel to Hartwick College and Russell Sage College to begin the conference schedule starting on Friday.
