ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Keuka College Women's Volleyball team was in action on Friday, playing a pair of matches at the University of Rochester Invitational.
Keuka College (4-2) dropped the opener to the University of Rochester in straight sets. The Wolves then fell in five to RIT in the nightcap.
University of Rochester 3 vs. Keuka College 0 – 25-18, 25-20, 25-11
The host Yellowjackets pushed an early seven-point lead over the Wolves in the first set. The Wolves cut it down to four points following a kill by
Camey Knapp at 19-15, but that would be as close as the Wolves would get it as they dropped the opening set 25-18.
Keuka jumped out to the early lead in the second set, building a 5-1 advantage. Rochester would storm back, however, to take the lead. An ace by
Emma Sipos leveled the set at 15-15. Rochester took the lead back, but the Wolves answered again. This time an ace by
Dayna Edholm tied the set at 19, but Rochester would score six of the final seven points to win the second set 25-20 and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Rochester took control of the third set early and never looked back. The Yellowjackets won the third 25-11 to sweep the match.
Lead Wolf: Reigning Empire 8 Player of the Week
Dayna Edholm continued her strong run of play. The senior hit 10 kills in the match and added seven digs on defense.
RIT 3 vs. Keuka College 2 – 22-25, 25-21, 25-15, 18-25, 15-9
A tight start led to a close finish as
Camey Knapp hit a kill to tie the first set between the Tigers and the Wolves at 17-17. Keuka would take the lead and hold off any advances from RIT. A kill by
Dayna Edholm ended the set 25-22 in favor of the Wolves.
RIT used a seven-point run early in the second set to take control. Down 22-14, Keuka went on a furious run to get back in the set.
Emma Sipos delivered three aces in the stretch. The Wolves scored seven unanswered to cut the margin to one, 22-21. However, RUT was able to get a kill to end the run and closed the set with a kill to level the match at 1-1.
The Tigers controlled the third set, defeating Keuka 25-15 to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
It was Keuka's turn to control the fourth set against RIT. In the middle of the set, Keuka would score 10 of 12 points to build a 22-14 lead over the Tigers. The Wolves won the fourth 25-18 to force a fifth and final set.
In the final set, Keuka started with the serve and scored the first two points, but RIT responded with four straight. Following an Edholm kill, RIT added seven more to take an 11-3 lead. Keuka would get it back to a five-point margin, but RIT would close it out, winning the fifth set 15-9 to take the match 3-2.
Lead Wolf: The offense flowed through senior
Casey Hunziker for the Wolves. She posted 30 assists against RIT. She also added three aces and eight digs in the loss.
KC Notes:
- It is the ninth time that Keuka College has played in the University of Rochester Invitational. They previously participated every year from 1988 to 1995
- The Wolves fall to 2-17 all-time against the University of Rochester and 1-15 against the Rochester Institute of Technology
- The Wolves defeated RIT in their first match in 1976 have have dropped the other 15 matches since. It was the first set win for Keuka against RIT since the 2014 season and the first time the two teams played to five sets
- Dayna Edholm had a match-high 17 kills against RIT, a new season-high for the senior
- Emma Sipos and Kendra Waltz led the defensive efforts for the Wolves against the Tigers. Sipos had 15 digs and Waltz had 14 in the loss. They also contributed from the service line with Sipos hitting four aces and Waltz two.
- The Wolves nearly doubled up the Tigers hitting 15 aces to RIT's eight
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves have one final game in the University of Rochester Invitational. The Green and Gold will face the Buffalo State Bengals on Saturday at noon.
