ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University women's volleyball team defeated visiting Russell Sage College on Friday evening from the Terry S. Galanis Family Arena, 3-1 in Empire 8 play.
The Saxons (11-15, 5-3 Empire 8) defeated the Gators (11-13, 3-5 Empire 8) in four sets after putting together two dominant opening sets, 25-11 and 25-18, dropping a third set, 19-25 and winning a neck-and-neck fourth set, 25-23.
Two Saxons recorded 16.0 points as
Abigail Omelan (Tomball, TX/Tomball) totaled 12 kills and four aces while
Carleigh Santavy (Commerce, MI/Walled Lake Northern) recorded 11 kills, three aces and four block assists. Omelan completed a double-double with a team-high 15 digs. Her aces were also a match-high.
Gillian Dickerson (Frisco, TX/Wakeland) recorded a match-high 32 set assists as the entire Gator roster combined for 31 assists. Dickerson also added another double-digit stat as she stopped attacks 10 times while also adding a block assist for 0.5 points.
Madalynn McGowan (Corona, CA/Norco) and
Jenesys Del Mar Moctezuma-Gonzalez (Bayamón, Puerto Rico/North Cobb) each added double-digit digs with 12 and 10, respectively. Both Saxons also added kills on over attempts and both had two aces.
The final set was a back-and-forth battle between the two teams until it was tied up, 23-23 after back-to-back points from the Gators.
Julia Abbott (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton) drove down a kill to take the Saxon advantage, 24-23. Omelan then closed out the match with her final kill of the evening.
The Saxons will next host Hartwick College on Saturday, October 24 at 2:00pm as they will celebrate all five graduating seniors, Santavy,
Cara Bratthauar (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg Area),
Shelby Baker (Geneseo, NY/Geneseo Central), McGowan and Student Manager,
Leah Marques.
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