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XML Box Score 4 Ithaca, NY - The Messiah women's volleyball team competed strongly at the Ithaca College Tournament, winning all four of their matches against the non-conference opponents. The Falcons (14-9) took early leads and didn't drop a set in any of their first three of four matches. Messiah dropped one set against Ithaca but went on to win 3-1.
Against Wells College (4-16), the Falcons had the initial upperhand yet allowed the Express to pull even at 5-5 in the first set and 7-7 in the third set. After the minor setback, Messiah's attack took control in all three sets and scored in bunches; never letting the Express back in the match for an impressive 25-14, 25-12, 25-12 win. The heavy hitting of
Kristen Douglas and
Jane Underman led the Falcons with six kills a piece, while
Jenny Baumer accumulated four services aces.
The Falcons continued their dominace in their next match against Utica College (6-16). Messiah fell behind by only three points throughout the match and took advantage of several Utica errors; barrelling through the Pioneers 25-13, 25-14, 25-9. The Falcons' offense was at its prime, accumulating 40 total kills and 10 service aces.
Kristen Douglas led Messiah with seven kills and
Hayley Cowoski served up four aces.
The Falcons continued their dominant performance on Saturday that they ended the day with on Friday by defeating Medaille College 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-22). The team recorded 35 total kills, 55 digs, and 10 service aces.
In set No. 2, Messiah only allowed the Mavericks to hit one kill, while registering 11 of their own. As a team, Medaille attacked with a -0.018 percentage. Due, in part, to the 17 total blocks by the Falcons.
Kristen Douglas led the team in attacking, collecting nine kills and a .438 percentage in two sets of play.
Jessica Geib assisted on 20 of the teams' kills while
Brooke Gallagher chipped in with eight assists, playing in the third set.
Emily Zellers led the team in digs with 12.
Against Ithaca College, the Falcons attacking offense was controlled by the trio of
Kristen Douglas (15),
Jane Underman (13), and
Alyssa Vorbeck (12). Messiah defeated Ithaca in four sets 3-1, improving their overall record to 14-9 on the season.
Jessica Geib added 46 assists in the match as well as three service aces. Leading the team in digs was Zellers with 16.
Messiah was down 18-11 and then went on a 10-4 run in the second set against Ithaca, which then forced them to call a timeout. However, the Bombers would take set No. 2 on three straight errors from the Falcons.
Messiah took back control of the match in the third and fourth sets, winning 25-20 and 25-14. The Falcons will ride their five-match winning streak into their next match at Widener University this Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7:00 p.m.
Tournament Champions and All-Tournament Team:
Tournament Champion: Messiah
Tournament Runner-Up: Ithaca
All-Tournament Team:
#2 Jessica Geib, Messiah -- MVP
#13 Kristen Douglas, Messiah
#8 Shaelynn Schmidt, Ithaca
#3 Simmone Talford, Medaille
#6 Chelsea Lauria, Utica
#12 Meredith Kadjeski, Wells
