ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Buffalo State closed out the University of Rochester Invitational with a three-set sweep against Utica after dropping a 3-0 decision to St. John Fisher in today's morning match.
MATCH 1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. John Fisher def. Buffalo State, 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-15)
LOCATION: University of Rochester – Rochester, N.Y.
RECORDS: St. John Fisher (3-4), Buffalo State (1-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Alena McKelvey (Buffalo/City Honors) led the Bengals in the early match with seven kills to go along with 17 digs and a pair of aces.
- Brooke Federko (Jamestown/Jamestown) chipped in 17 assists and 11 digs, while Darion Jonathan (Akron/Akron) added 24 digs.
- Buffalo State and St. John Fisher matched each other point-for-point in the early minutes until a late 8-2 run by the Cardinals proved to be the difference in a 25-18 first set win.
- The Bengals used late-set heroics in the second set by way of a late 7-2 run, which overcame a 22-14 deficit, but Buffalo State's run ended short as the Cardinals earned a 25-21 set win in the second frame.
- St. John Fisher scored the first seven points of the third set and held on to complete the win with a 25-15 third set victory.
FOR THE FOES
- Lindsey DeBonis tallied a game-high 12 kills to go along with 13 digs.
- Rebecca Hay added 23 assists and 11 digs.
MATCH 2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State def. Utica, 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-21)
LOCATION: University of Rochester – Rochester, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (2-4), Utica (0-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Eimile O'Brien (Marietta/Marcellus) led Buffalo State's offense with 11 kills.
- McKelvey added nine kills to go with five aces and six digs.
- Federko had 28 assists and 14 digs, and Jonathan chipped in 15 digs.
- Kayla Wolinski (Lancaster/Lancaster) also had nine kills.
- The Bengals produced 13 total service aces, compared to just two by the Pioneers.
- Buffalo State opened the first set scoring the first five points and cruised to the win. After conceding the first three points of the second set, the Bengals erased a 5-1 deficit with a 7-1 run and pulled away to take a two-set lead. Utica put up a fight in the third set, but an 8-0 run in the middle of the set by the Bengals was too much for the Pioneers to overcome.
FOR THE FOES
- Eleanor Cepiel led Utica with nine kills
- Cameron Boehlert finished with 13 digs.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State hosts Alfred University in its home-opener on Tuesday at 7 p.m.