KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — After falling behind two sets to none, the Keuka College Women's Volleyball team rallied to defeat Houghton University in five sets in an Empire 8 Conference match on Saturday.

Keuka College (12-4, 2-1 Empire 8) was led by Dayna Edholm with 21 kills in the win. Casey Hunziker had 37 assists and Emma Sipos posted 22 digs in the win.

Keuka College 3 vs. Houghton University 2 – 18-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-18, 16-14
Keuka College fell behind early in both the first and second sets against Houghton following large runs by the Highlanders. Houghton remained in control of the sets to take a 2-0 lead over the Wolves.

The third set would be tied 1-1, but Dayna Edholm hit the kill to give the Wolves the advantage and Keuka would not give it up in the third. It remained closed with Keuka never building more than a five-point lead, but the Wolves closed it out on a kill by Nina Scott to win the third 25-20 and extend the match.

The momentum carried with Keuka College as they scored the first six points of the fourth set. The Highlanders cut the lead to one multiple times in the frame, but Keuka never allowed them to tie the set. The Wolves closed out the fourth with five straight points. Casey Hunziker had a pair of aces during the run and the set was ended on a kill by Edholm as the Wolves forced a fifth set.

The fifth set was as close as it could be. The two teams traded the first ten points back and forth as it was 5-5. Keuka College forced the change-over with a Highlander error at 8-7. Houghton responded as the set would be tied 11-11. In total, there will be 12 ties and five lead changes in the fifth. One of those changes came as Keuka pushed three straight to take a 14-11 lead and serve for the match. Houghton responded, however with three straight of their own to tie the set at 14-14. The Wolves got a kill by Nina Scott to serve for the match and closed it out on a kill by Megan McCann as the Wolves won the fifth 16-14 to win the match 3-2.

KC Notes:

• Saturday was just the third win for Keuka College over Houghton University. The Wolves are now 3-14 all-time against the Highlanders
• It was the first five-set win for the Green and Gold against Houghton
• The win extended Keuka's home winning streak to seven matches, the second-longest single-season streak in program history
• Dayna Edholm surpassed 500 kills for her career on Saturday and Casey Hunziker surpassed 500 assists for the season
• Kendra Waltz tied with Casey Hunziker for the team lead with three aces. Waltz surpassed 50 aces in her career
• Edholm posted 18 digs and Hunziker added 14 digs in the win

Up Next for Keuka College: Keuka College looks to keep the momentum on their home floor as they host Utica University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. It will be an important Empire 8 game as both teams have played identical schedules so far. Like Keuka, Utica sits at 2-1 with wins over Russell Sage and Houghton while falling to Hartwick.