Delhi, NY – Freshman hitter Isabella Cruz had a big day with 13 kills and 25 digs across two matches as the SUNY Canton volleyball team went 1-1 in the SUNY Delhi Tri-Match, sweeping the hosting SUNY Delhi Broncos, but dropping three straight to the Farmingdale State Rams Saturday in Delhi, N.Y.

The Roos started the Delhi match with a 25-13 victory, then won set two 25-17, and the final set 25-19. Farmingdale beat the Roos 25-19 in the first set, 25-15 in the second, and then won set three by the slimmest of margins 27-25.

THE BASICS

• Result: Match 1: SUNY Canton 3, Delhi 0 | Match 2: Farmingdale State 3, SUNY Canton 0
• Location: Clark Field House– Delhi, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-6) | Delhi (0-4) | Farmingdale State (4-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
MATCH 1 – BOX SCORE

• The Roos came ready to play early in set one. With three kills from Tionna Edghill and two from Emerson Coulter, the Roos commanded an early 12-4 lead in the first set.
• Even with SUNY Delhi going on an 4-0 run, the Roos never allowed the Broncos to score back-to-back points the rest of the set and SUNY Canton went on to win by a dozen 25-13 after earning six of the last seven points.
• Early service aces in set two by Coulter, Nadia Frigon, and Abby Raven helped the Roos get out ahead 11-5.
• The middle section of the set was closely contested, with the Roos holding between a six and an eight-point lead throughout.
• With SUNY Canton up 21-13, Delhi went on a 4-0 run to get within four late in the set.
• However, the Roos responded with kills from Cruz and Brooke Hite and along with two miscues from the Broncos, SUNY Canton came away with a 25-17 set victory.
• After an even 6-6 to begin set three, SUNY Canton started to pull away with 11 of the next 13 points to earn a 17-8 lead.
• Delhi though, did not go down quietly and used an extended run to get the game to 22-19 in favor of the Roos.
• Late in the last set, the Broncos committed a couple of attacking errors and then a kill from Cruz sealed the game at 25-19 as SUNY Canton swept Delhi on their own court for the first win of the 2025 campaign.

 
MATCH 2 – BOX SCORE

• In an evenly matched first set with several ties and lead changes, neither squad led by more than three points early on, and an ace by Kiley Zacari made the game 15-15.
• The Rams scored five of the next six points, and although the Roos got the next two, Farmingdale went on another 5-1 run to take the first set 25-19.
• In set two, an early kill from Lauren Norman and two aces by Zicari gave SUNY Canton the first five points of the set.
• The Rams regrouped and took a 13-10 lead, before the Roos tied it up at 13.
• Farmingdale though went on a 7-0 run and SUNY Canton only scored two more times in the remainder of the set, falling 25-15.
• The Rams got out ahead 7-3 in the third set, but the Roos switch the lead into their favor 9-8 off a kill from Hite as part of a 4-0 run.
• Neither team was able to pull away the rest of the set with the game being within three points in the late stages.
• Two big kills from Cruz late gave SUNY Canton a 24-22 lead, but then Farmingdale went out ahead 25-24 taking the game into overtime.
• Cruz had another kill to tie it at 25, but the Rams ended the set and the game off two straight points, narrowly winning 27-25.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 

• Cruz's 13 kills and 25 digs were both team highs. Raven was also in double figures in kills with 11 and had one block in each match.
• Frigon and Norman splitting the setting duties had 20 and 15 assists, respectively. Norman also had four service aces while Frigon had three.
• Coulter had seven kills and was right behind Cruz with 22 digs. Zicari had seven digs and a team-high four aces in game two against Farmingdale.
• In the win versus Delhi, outside of a 0-1 deficit in set three, the Roos never trailed at any point in the match.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will next be in action on Friday, September 12 where they will host the North Country Classic and take on the VTSU-Johnson Badgers at 5 p.m. in their first home game of the season.     
   


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