BUFFALO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo women's volleyball team pulled out a close four-set win at Buffalo St. on Friday evening, winning with a score of 25-13, 24-26, 25-17, 30-28.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Knights dominated early on in the match, jumping ahead 10-2 in the opening set with senior libero Emily Haber running six-straight points at the service line. Geneseo went on to lead by as many as 14 points before clinching the 25-13 victory.
- Geneseo took an early advantage in the second set and led by eight points at 15-7, but Buffalo St. launched a comeback and ended up pulling out a 26-24 win in the second set to even up the match.
- Trailing 13-12 in the third set, the Knights offense caught fire as they won six-consecutive points off five kills and a block. Senior middle blocker Jackie Borland recorded three of the five kills as well as the block. Geneseo used the momentum to earn a 25-17 third-set victory.
- In a hard-fought fourth set, the Knights managed to hold off three set points from the Bengals. Freshman opposite Sommer Madigan then closed out the match at 30-28 with a kill.
QUICK FACTS
- Haber put up an impressive performance for the Geneseo defense, tallying a match-high 40 digs. The mark is good enough for second all-time in program history for a four-set match.
- Offensively, Borland put up a .500 hitting percentage with 11 kills and no errors. Junior outside hitter Linda Rossi recorded a match-high 17 kills.
- Sophomore setter Jenna Garvey dished out 29 assists, while Allie Driesen and Carolyn Mack combined for 22.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Knights will head to Fredonia tomorrow for their final regular season SUNYAC match of the year at 1 p.m.
