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Women's Volleyball Celebrating
Violet Piccinini
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Utica Utica 9-15,5-3 Empire 8
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Winner SUNY Geneseo Genes 12-7,6-1 Empire 8
Utica Utica
9-15,5-3 Empire 8
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Final
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SUNY Geneseo Genes
12-7,6-1 Empire 8
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Utica Utica 22 17 12 (0)
SUNY Geneseo Genes 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball Sweeps Utica

GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo women's volleyball team swept Utica 3-0 at Carl Schrader Gymnasium on Friday night, improving to 12-7 overall and 6-1 in Empire 8 play.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Utica jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set, but Geneseo answered with a four-point run to tie it at 6-6. After Utica led 10-7, Geneseo scored five straight points to go ahead 12-10, with kills from Dyllan Thomas, a block from Cory Elder and Molly McKinney, and an ace from Kate Barba. A block by Sophie Hunter and Elder, a Hunter kill and an ace from Jessica Macken pushed the lead to 16-12. Utica rallied from 21-16 down to tie it at 21-21 on four straight points, but Geneseo answered with a Barba kill and finished the set with the last three points, behind two kills and a block from Elder and McKinney, to win 25-22.
  • Geneseo opened the second set with kills from Hunter and Ayla Pas'cal for a 2-0 lead, but Utica went up 7-5. Back-to-back Barba kills tied it at 7-7, and an ace from Ellie McLennan gave Geneseo the lead. Geneseo pulled ahead for good with a 5-0 run, from 13-11 to 18-11. It started with a block from Elder and Pas'cal, and McKenna Callari served the rest of the points, which included a Barba kill and a Callari ace. Utica cut it to 18-15 on three straight aces, but Barba put down a kill to stop the run. Geneseo then scored five straight points to lead 24-16, with McLennan serving four of them. The run included two kills from Thomas, a McLennan ace and a kill from McKinney. Barba's kill closed the set 25-17.
  • Geneseo took control of the third set from the start. After a 1-1 tie, Elder and Pas'cal put down kills, Pas'cal added a block, and a Hunter kill gave Geneseo a 5-0 run and a 6-1 lead. Macken's kill and two Hunter aces pushed it to 9-2. Geneseo later scored four straight points, from 15-9 to 19-9, on a Hunter kill, a Macken ace and two Utica errors. Hunter closed things out with back-to-back aces for a 23-11 lead, Thomas added a kill, and Barba finished the match with a kill for a 25-12 win. Geneseo hit .375 in the set.

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WHAT'S NEXT?
The Knights stay at Schrader Gym on Saturday, October 24th at 1 p.m. to host SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

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