ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Keuka College Women's Volleyball team swept Elmira College in an Empire 8 Conference match in Elmira on Tuesday evening.
Keuka College (9-9, 2-1 Empire 8) was led by
Nina Scott with 10 kills and three aces on the night. First-year
Anna Beck set a new career high with six kills.
Gabby Rodriguez posted eight digs in the win and tied Scott with three aces.
Keuka College 3 at Elmira College 0 – 25-10, 25-17, 25-14
The Wolves got out to a quick 5-1 lead over Elmira, but the Soaring Eagles hung around in the first set. They would cut the lead down to two at 11-9. An ace by Alessandra Castañeda pushed the Keuka lead back to four at 13-9. Elmira responded with a point, but then it would be all Keuka. The Green and Gold would go on to score the next 12 points to convincingly win the opening set 25-10.
The Wolves again took an early lead in the set as a kill by
Lilah Cousins gave the Wolves a 5-2 advantage. Keuka played from ahead most of the frame, but Elmira stayed close. A 4-0 run, capped by two aces, tied the second set at 16-16. The Wolves took the lead back on an Elmira error and then started a run on a kill by
Nina Scott followed by an ace from
Meaghan Knott. It was seven unanswered for the Wolves to take hold of the set. Elmira snapped the fun, but
Nina Scott closed the door with an ace to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Keuka College put the match away in the third. A kill from Castañeda gave the Wolves a 10-3 lead. Elmira College would only get the margin down to five in the final frame. The Wolves closed it out with a long service run by
Phoebe Swartz that included two aces. Elmira stopped the run, but a Soaring Eagle error ended the match with Keuka College winning the third 25-14 for the sweep.
KC Notes:
- The Wolves have won five straight against the Soaring Eagles and are 5-1 in Empire 8 play against Elmira. However, Elmira remains ahead in the all-time series 38-11
- With her eight digs, Gabby Rodriguez moved her career total to 1,090, passing Mary McCall '07 and Kate Burke '17 for fourth on the career digs list at Keuka
- Anna Beck has now set a new career high for kills in back-to-back matches. Her six kills came on just nine attacks, and she did not have an error in the match
- The Wolves only committed seven attack errors overall on Tuesday, hitting .301 as a team
- Phoebe Swartz finished tied with Scott and Rodriguez with three aces
- Meaghan Knott led Keuka College with nine assists in the win
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves remain in Empire 8 play this weekend with a pair of tough tests. Keuka College will start on Friday with a match at SUNY Geneseo. The Green and Gold will then return home to the JMW Recreation and Athletics Center on Saturday for a 2 p.m. match against SUNY Brockport.
