LANCASTER, Pa. — The Keuka College Women's Volleyball team split a tri-match at Lancaster Bible College on Saturday afternoon.
Keuka College (7-8) defeated Penn College in four sets to open the day but fell to the host Chargers in straight sets in the nightcap.
Keuka College 3 vs. Penn College 1 – 18-25, 25-20, 25-11, 25-16
After an even start, the Wildcats used a handful of small runs to create separation over the Wolves. They took the opener 25-18.
In the second set, the Wolves held an early lead, but four straight for Penn flipped the advantage back to them. The Wolves scored six unanswered to take the lead and grow it to 18-12. The Wolves progressed to the end, and a pair of kills by
Nina Scott closed the set as Keuka took the second 25-20 to level the match.
The Green and Gold controlled the third set. The Wolves led 19-11 as
Lilly Devine took the serve. The senior led the Wolves to six straight points to close out the set, acing on set point, as Keuka took a 2-1 lead in the match.
Keuka College closed it out in the final set. The Wolves led throughout the fourth and clinched it on an error by the Wildcats as Keuka College won the match 3-1.
Lancaster Bible College 3 vs. Keuka College 0 – 25-14, 25-8, 25-17
A block by
Anna Beck gave the Wolves an early 2-0 lead in the first set, but Lancaster Bible answered with seven straight to take control of the first. The Chargers would go on to take the opening frame 25-14.
The second set was all Chargers. The hosts used a pair of large runs to take a 2-0 lead over the Wolves.
Keuka College had its best set in the third, hitting 10 kills in the frame, but the Chargers remained in control of the frame. They closed out the third 25-17 to sweep the match.
KC Notes:
- Keuka College played against a pair of former conference opponents from the North Eastern Athletic Conference on Saturday. The Wolves improved to 8-0 all-time against Penn College and are now 7-5 all-time against Lancaster Bible College
- Nina Scott led the Wolves with 16 kills in the opening match
- Alessandra Castañeda had a double-double against the Wildcats with 10 kills and 17 digs. She surpassed 400 digs for her career. Castañeda then tied for the team lead with six kills against Lancaster Bible
- She tied with Addisyn Chorney. The sophomore had six kills against the Chargers and five against the Wildcats. She already surpassed her kill total from her first season at Keuka and also moved past 100 career digs on Saturday
- The offense worked through Summer Elza. The junior had 20 assists in the win over Penn College and seven against Lancaster Bible. She surpassed 600 for her career
- Gabby Rodriguez led the defensive efforts for the Green and Gold. She became just the seventh player in program history to surpass 1,000 digs in a career at Keuka College. She totaled 42 on the day, including 24 in the win over Penn College.
Up Next for Keuka College: Non-conference play is over for Keuka College, and the next 11 matches will come within the Empire 8. That stretch begins this weekend with a pair of conference games at the JMW Recreation and Athletics Center. Keuka College will host SUNY Poly on Friday night and then welcome Utica University to campus on Saturday.
