Keuka Park, NY – Emerson Coulter totaled 13 kills and 21 digs across two matches, while Isabella Cruz registered eight kills and 35 digs as the SUNY Canton volleyball team dropped their first two contests of the season, losing in three sets to both the Hilbert Hawks and the Pitt-Bradford Panthers.

On a day that featured several closely contested matches, the Roos dropped their first three sets 25-17, 25-23 and 25-21 to Hilbert. The final set scores from the matchup with the Panthers were even tighter at 25-19, 25-23 and 26-24.

THE BASICS

• Result: Match 1: Hilbert 3, SUNY Canton 0 | Match 2: Pitt Bradford 3, SUNY Canton 0 
• Location: JMW Recreation & Athletics Center – Keuka Park, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (0-2) | Hilbert (2-0) | Pitt Bradford (2-0)

• In the first set, the two teams were even until the Hawks rattled off five straight points to go up 12-5.
• However, the Roos then scored eight of the next 10 points highlighted by three kills from Coulter to get to back into it, down just 14-13.
• Hilbert though, went on an 8-0 run late in the set, ultimately taking set one 25-17.
• To begin set two, SUNY Canton got four early kills from Coulter and two service aces by Lauren Norman to help them take an early 12-5 lead.
• The Hawks slowly chipped away at the Roos lead and tied it at 22 towards the end of the set.
• Cruz immediately got a kill as SUNY Canton regained the lead, but Hilbert scored the final three points of the set to win 25-23.
• After the two squads split the first 20 points of the third frame, Hilbert went on a run and pulled ahead 22-15.
• The Roos responded with six straight points, thanks to two services aces by Daycee Bane and a couple attacking errors from the Hawks to get within one.
• In a similar fashion to the second set, Hilbert scored the last three points in the set to finish the game with a hard-fought 3-0 sweep.

• The Roos found themselves down big in set one, trailing 15-5 early to the Panthers.
• SUNY Canton then went on a 13-5 run with a couple kills from Brooke Hite and were right back in it at down just 20-18.
• Despite another kill from Hite late, the Roos struggled down the stretch and dropped set one 25-19.
• The two teams were neck-and-neck to begin set two, with the Roos controlling a 12-11 lead to start the set.
• A series of runs for each team ensued; the Panthers went on a 6-0 run, then the Roos scored five straight. Pitt-Bradford then rattled off four points in a row and Canton responded with three to make it 21-20 in favor of the Panthers.
• The Panthers were up 24-22, but an attacking error gave the Roos a chance. However, the Panthers came away with the next point, and the Roos were defeated 25-23 in set number two.
• The third set remained close, but Pitt-Bradford was leading for the majority of the stanza, eventually opening up a 24-18 lead.
• Down to their final point, the Roos got some help after five attacking errors and a setting error made the game 24-24.
• However, the Panthers were able to score the next two points and scrape by the Roos for the second straight set and take the match in three.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Saturday when they square off with host Keuka at 11 a.m. followed by a 1 PM match against MCLA.  
 

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