ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Keuka College Women's Volleyball Team headed to Elmira, N.Y. today to compete in a tri-match against Elmira College and the University of Rochester. The Wolves defeated Elmira College in five sets and lost to the University of Rochester Yellowjackets in five sets.

Keuka College 3 at Elmira College 2: 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 23-25, 15-12
Game play started off very even for the Wolves against the Soaring Eagles on Saturday afternoon. The two teams found themselves even at 3-3, but from that point on the Wolves would have control of the game. In the first set, Keuka College would outscore Elmira College 25-19 with 12 kills while the Soaring Eagles would only register nine.

Elmira College came out tough in the second set taking the lead early. Three back-to-back kills from the Wolves would give them their first lead of the game at 7-6, but the game became tied again after a service error from the Wolves. It was Megan McCann (Victor, N.Y./ Victor) who delivered the big kill that would give the Wolves the lead at 8-7. From this point on again, Keuka College would maintain the lead and Bryn Straub (Irondequoit, N.Y./ Irondequoit) would provide the final kill in the Wolves' 25-19 win.

The script was flipped in the third set as the Soaring Eagles held the lead for a majority. Both teams had nine kills, but the Wolves made more errors throughout the game leading the Soaring Eagles to a 25-21 win.

Both the fourth and fifth sets were a race to the finish as both teams kept the score close while alternating who held the lead. The Wolves registered nine kills in the fourth set while the Soaring Eagles capitalized with 13 kills bringing them to a 25-23 win. Keuka College ended the fifth set with a 15-12 win and won the match 3-2. The Wolves delivered 13 service aces as team and 51 kills.

Lead Wolf: Casey Hunziker (Rome, N.Y./ Rome Free Academy) recorded 41 assists, her new career game-high, along with five serving aces and 17 digs.

Keuka College 2 vs University of Rochester 3: 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 15-25, 11-15
  The Wolves found themselves in another tough game against the University of Rochester on Saturday afternoon. The Wolves stepped up winning the first set 25-20. Keuka College registered 12 kills against the University of Rochester's 10 kills. Again, in the second set, the Wolves defeated the Yellowjackets 25-19 registering 12 kills against the Yellowjackets' eight.

The Yellowjackets took control in the third and fourth sets defeating the Wolves 25-22 and 25-15. While the Wolves spread out kills across both games, it was not enough to stop the strong Yellowjacket's offense. The Wolves stuck with Rochester for the majority of the fifth set, but the Yellowjackets held the lead with seven kills in the 15-point set. The Wolves were unable to catch them and ultimately lost 15-11 in the set and 3-2 in the match.

Lead Wolf: Cameron Knapp (Horseheads, N.Y./ Horseheads) topped her single-match career-high record in kills with 10. Knapp also registered two solo blocks in the match against the Yellowjackets.
 
KC Notes:

• Keuka College has broken a 23-game losing streak against Elmira College with their win today.
• The Wolves are 2-16 all-time against the University of Rochester.
• Casey Hunziker now has 813 career assists moving her to 9th highest in Keuka College history.

 
Up Next for Keuka College: The Keuka College Women's Volleyball Team continues their season at Medaille University for another Empire 8 Conference matchup on Friday, October 14, 2022, at 6:00 pm.
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