Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team faced off against SUNYAC opponent Fredonia on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils claimed victory over the Roos in a four-set contest.
The Roos recognized seniors
Madison Bigelow,
Abby Raven and
Emma Baker in a pregame ceremony on Senior Day.
THE BASICS.
- Result: Fredonia 3, SUNY Canton 1
- Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
- Records: SUNY Canton (14-7, 3-2 SUNYAC) | Fredonia (9-11, 3-2 SUNYAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A 4-4 deadlock to begin Saturday's action was broken by a streak of four scores for the visiting Blue Devils. Both squads traded two-point runs before SUNY Canton strung together three consecutive scores, including a service ace from Kaelyn Boliver.
- Holding on to a slim 10-9 edge, Fredonia snatched six of the next seven points before runs of three were swapped. Staring down a 20-13 deficit, the Roos found their groove, taking 10 of the next 11 points in an impressive run fueled by kills from Clara Bond, Emerson Coulter, and Raven. The Blue Devils claimed one more point before Canton secured a comeback victory in set one, 25-22, sealing the win off two kills from Bigelow.
- The second stanza began with a 6-3 Roos lead before Fredonia countered with five points to take control of the scoreboard. A back-and-forth exchange brought things to 14-12 in favor of the visitors before they strung together three more scores to extend their advantage.
- The Blue Devils went on to add another four-point run en route to a 25-21 set victory.
- The third game of the match saw Fredonia holding a 14-7 lead following a scoring streak of four. Both teams continued to battle, coming out to a 22-15 contest in favor of the Blue Devils. Four points in a row for Canton, including two kills from Coulter, gave the Roos a late chance, yet Fredonia took set three, 25-20.
- The hosts found themselves down early in the deciding set, 8-5. Looking to climb uphill down 16-13, SUNY Canton earned seven of the next nine points to tilt the scales in their favor at 20-18. The Blue Devils clawed back, winning seven of the last nine rallies to secure the match victory, 25-23.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Coulter led all players on the court with 15 kills, adding an ace and eight digs. Raven followed up with 11 kills and two aces.
- Madalena Balisciano and Boliver were a two-headed playmaking monster in the match with 18 set assists apiece. Olivia Tran topped the stat sheet with 23 digs while tallying two aces.
- Ava Buggs-Morehouse stool tall defensively with five total blocks.
- Canton's senior group of Raven, Bigelow and Baker combined for 18 kills and three aces on their ceremonial day.
- SUNY Canton women's volleyball maintains its spot at second place in the SUNYAC East Division with a 3-2 conference record, trailing 5-0 Oneonta.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos head to Alfred State on Friday, October 30 for a 6 p.m. conference showdown.
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