Cortland, NY – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team drove south Saturday afternoon to take on SUNYAC opponent Cortland.
The Roos fell to the Red Dragons in three sets.
THE BASICS.
- Result: Cortland 3, SUNY Canton 0
- Location: Whitney T. Corey '43 Gymnasium – Cortland, NY
- Records: SUNY Canton (14-9, 3-4 SUNYAC) | Cortland (13-9, 6-1 SUNYAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Saturday's action began with a 9-6 Red Dragons lead. The home team strung together a seven-point run to extend their advantage to 10 points.
- Canton cut their deficit to 17-10 before Cortland took eight of the last nine points to secure a victory in set one, 25-11.
- A back-and-forth beginning to the second game saw the Roos up 6-5 after a kill from Emmi Veras. The Red Dragons claimed six of the next seven points to take control of the scoreboard at 11-7.
- Facing an uphill climb at 19-13 SUNY Canton earned a pair of points, including an ace from Olivia Tran, to cut the lead to four. The Cortland attack stood tall as six of the final eight points went to the host to take set two, 25-17.
- The Kangaroos cut their disadvantage to 12-11 in the final game after a kill from Abby Raven. Three scores in a row went to the Red Dragons before Canton took two for themselves. Another run of three points put Cortland up 18-13.
- The Roos responded with a four-point run to make it a one-score game late in the set. Cortland found their groove in the final moments of the match, taking seven of the last nine points to finish off Canton, 25-19.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Raven and Emerson Coulter tallied seven kills apiece. Veras followed up with three kills on a .429 attack percentage and two block assists. Viv Sieja recorded two kills and a block assist.
- Kaelyn Boliver paced the Roos in assists with 10 while Madalena Balisciano was close behind with nine.
- Cortland's Kira Pirrera led all players on the court with 12 kills. Lauren Millspaugh put together seven kills and two block assists. Sarah Taggart contributed 19 digs defensively.
- The Red Dragons outpaced the Roos in kills (41-22), aces (10-1), assists (39-20), and digs (42-21). The teams were even in blocks with four apiece.
- Canton falls to 3-4 in conference play yet retains their spot at second place in the SUNYAC East Division behind Oneonta (6-1 SUNYAC).
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will be back in action at home against Oneonta on Wednesday, November 4 at 6 p.m.
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