BUFFALO, NY – The Alfred University women's volleyball team opened the Buffalo State Bengal Challenge with a three-set loss over Covenant College on Friday evening from the Buffalo State Sports Arena.
The Saxons (3-5, 0-0 Empire 8) dropped each of the three sets 25-18, 25-15, 25-16 to the Scouts (8-1, 0-0 CCS).
Taylor Malone (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) and Fiona McNeil (Fayetteville, NY/Jamesville-DeWitt) each had nine points for the Saxons. Malone totaled a team-high 9 kills from 35 total attacks to go with 8 digs, while McNeil finished the evening with 7 kills and a solo block. Jamie Chun (Hilo, HI/Hilo) led the team with 14 digs while finishing with 1 kill. Delaney Sims (Bogart, GA/George Walton Academy) totaled a team-high 21 set assists for AU.
Alfred University will next wrap up the Buff State Bengal Challenge on Saturday with matches against Penn State Behrend at 11:00am, followed by a matchup with the hosts at 3:00pm.