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Women's Volleyball

Wolves Ace NEAC Crossover

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — The Keuka College Women's Volleyball totaled 26 aces in a pair of straight set victories on Saturday at the JMW Recreation and Athletics Center.

Keuka College (7-11, 3-1 NEAC) won the opening match against the College of St. Elizabeth in straight sets. The Wolves then swept Penn St.-Abington in the second match of the day.

Keuka College 3 vs. College of St. Elizabeth 0 – 25-12, 25-14, 25-16

After a slow start between the Wolves and the Eagles, Keuka College created separation with numerous small runs against St. Elizabeth. The Wolves pushed their lead to double-digits and closed out the first set 25-12.

The Green and Gold took the first four points of the second set and later pushed their lead to 13-4. A kill by Lauren Moelbert ended the set with the Wolves winning it 25-14, taking a 2-0 lead.

Keuka College closed it out in the third set. The Wolves built a 14-6 lead over the Eagles. The Wolves served out the match with an ace from Alyssa Rex and that was followed by another Moelbert kill to end the set 25-16 as Keuka swept the match.

Lead Wolves: Lauren Moelbert finished with a match-high nine kills for the Wolves. Freshman Lauren Kuipers led the service attack with four aces as the Wolves finished with 15 in the win.

Keuka College 3 vs. Penn St.-Abington 0 – 25-23, 25-22, 25-13

Penn St.-Abington jumped out to an early lead, holding a 6-2 advantage over the Wolves. Three straight kills by Grace Allen followed by a Kelsie Allen kill leveled the set at 9-9. The Nittany Lions took the lead again. With the set tied at 23-23, Abby Anderson had back-to-back kills to give the Wolves a 25-23 first set victory.

Just as in the first match, Keuka College took the opening four points of the second set. Penn St.-Abington trailed the entire way, but made it close at the end. Lauren Moelbert ended it for the Wolves at 25-22 with a kill as Keuka took a 2-0 lead in the match.

After trailing early in the third, Keuka College converted 15 of 17 straight points to take a 23-11 lead in the set. Abby Anderson ended it with a kill as the Wolves won the third set 25-13, winning the match 3-0.

Lead Wolves: Moelbert once again paced the offensive attack with 12 kills. Grace Allen added 10 kills in the win.

KC Notes:

  • Keuka College improves to 10-0 all-time against the College of St. Elizabeth
  • The Wolves are now 7-1 against Penn St.-Abington
  • Against Penn St.-Abington, freshman Brooke Buck led the Wolves with four aces, tying her career-high
  • The Green and Gold had a season-best .300 hitting percentage against the Nittany Lions, hitting 40 kills with just 13 errors

Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves remain in conference play on Wednesday, travelling to Cazenovia College to face the Wildcats. Keuka has a 46-4 record all-time against Cazenovia and has won the last 44 straight matches.

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Players Mentioned

Grace Allen

#9 Grace Allen

Outside Hitter
5' 8"
Sophomore
Brooke Buck

#14 Brooke Buck

Defensive Specialist
5' 1"
Sophomore
Lauren Moelbert

#20 Lauren Moelbert

Outside Hitter
5' 9"
Senior
Alyssa Rex

#2 Alyssa Rex

Setter
5' 7"
Senior
Kelsie Allen

#18 Kelsie Allen

Right Side
5' 11"
Junior
Abby Anderson

#7 Abby Anderson

Middle Hitter
5' 10"
Senior
Lauren Kuipers

#5 Lauren Kuipers

Defensive Specialist
5' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Grace Allen

#9 Grace Allen

5' 8"
Sophomore
Outside Hitter
Brooke Buck

#14 Brooke Buck

5' 1"
Sophomore
Defensive Specialist
Lauren Moelbert

#20 Lauren Moelbert

5' 9"
Senior
Outside Hitter
Alyssa Rex

#2 Alyssa Rex

5' 7"
Senior
Setter
Kelsie Allen

#18 Kelsie Allen

5' 11"
Junior
Right Side
Abby Anderson

#7 Abby Anderson

5' 10"
Senior
Middle Hitter
Lauren Kuipers

#5 Lauren Kuipers

5' 0"
Junior
Defensive Specialist