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Alfred, NY – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team took a road trip to battle SUNYAC opponent Alfred State on Friday night.
 
The Roos fell to the Pioneers in three sets.

THE BASICS

• Result: Alfred State 3, SUNY Canton 0
• Location: Orvis Gymnasium – Alfred, NY
• Records:  SUNY Canton (14-8, 3-3 SUNYAC) | Alfred State (14-9, 4-2 SUNYAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Friday's action kicked off with a 6-1 Alfred State lead over Canton. The Roos countered with four of the next five points. Both squads traded scores, leading to a 15-10 advantage for the Pioneers.
• SUNY Canton responded to Alfred State's subsequent three-point run with a streak of four, bringing things to an 18-14 contest in favor of the host. The Roos fought back but the Pioneers prevailed to secure a 25-17 victory in set one, sealing the win on a run of four.
• The second stanza saw both teams in a 6-6 deadlock. Alfred State took the next four scores before a five-point streak, including three consecutive service aces from Abby Raven, gave the Kangaroos an 11-10 edge.
• After an Emerson Coulter kill tied things up at 16-16, the Pioneers jumped out to a three-point lead. Canton would lose control of the scoreboard for the remainder of the set, dropping the second game, 25-21.
• Alfred State went up 10-5 to open the final set. The Roos clawed back to shrink the Pioneers advantage to 14-13.
• As the scoreboard read 17-16, the home team dug deep to take eight of the final 10 points to close out Canton, 25-18.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Coulter paced her team with 10 kills while adding eight digs and an assist. Madison Bigelow followed up with five kills, three aces and three digs. Clara Bond and Raven recorded three kills and three aces apiece while combining for seven digs.
• Kaelyn Boliver and Madalena Balisciano put up 13 and eight assists, respectively. Balisciano added six digs to the stat sheet.
• Alfred State's Alayna Tomlinson led all players with 12 kills and 18 digs. Isabel Carew racked up 33 assists throughout the match.
• The Pioneers topped the Roos in kills (40-23), aces (14-6), assists (37-22) and digs (57-37). SUNY Canton had the edge in blocks (4-3).
• Canton falls to 3-3 in conference play yet retains their spot at second place in the SUNYAC East Division behind Oneonta (5-1 SUNYAC).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos head to Cortland on Saturday, October 31 for a conference showdown at noon.
 
   


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