ELMIRA, NY – The Alfred University women's volleyball team was edged by Elmira College in three sets on Saturday afternoon in Empire 8 road conference action.
 
The Saxons (6-13, 0-2 Empire 8) were defeated with set scores of 23-25, 15-25, 19-25. They were led by the 20.5 points from Amber Smith (Penfield, NY/Webster Schroeder) as she recorded 18 kills on 41 attempts with seven errors for a hitting percentage of .268. She tacked on two aces and one block assist to round out her scoring while getting six digs and one set assist.
 
Amanda Burns (Pine Bush, NY/Pine Bush) recorded 22 assists to lead Alfred University.
 
The Saxons started the match with a 5-2 lead before the Soaring Eagles went on a 7-2 run to take a 9-7 lead. From that point, it was a back-and-forth struggle between the two squads as a kill from Smith and a kill from Sarah Raeman (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua) made it a 23-24 set with the Elmira lead. The hosts got the next point on a kill to claim the close set.
 
The Saxons will next head to Rochester, NY to take on Nazareth College in Empire 8 action on Friday, October 11 at 5 p.m.