BELMONT, N.Y. – The Messiah Women's Volleyball team was back on the road today for a tri-match against Gators Russell Sage College and Houghton University Highlanders. The Falcons went 2-0 on the day, taking down Russell Sage in three sets (25-23, 25-19, 25-22), before ending the day with a four-set win over Houghton (23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 26-24).
In game one, the Falcons won a close first set and then came back from an early deficit to convincingly take the second. Messiah then won a close final set to sweep the match.
Kayla Batty led the Falcons with 10 kills.
Makenzie Adams added nine kills, 13 digs, and three aces.
Clara Conner tallied 24 assists.
In game two, Houghton controlled the first set to take an early lead in the match. Messiah responded well, winning a tight second set before comfortably taking the third. The Falcons then saw out the match by winning the fourth set in extra points.
Makenzie Adams had 18 kills, while
Sydney Wolfe added 17.
Erin Eby picked up 17 digs.
Up next, the Falcons the Falcons are back at home for a MAC Commonwealth matchup against Alvernia on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:00 p.m.
Game One: Messiah – 3, Russell Sage – 0
Set One
Kayla Batty picked up two early kills and
Sydney Wolfe added one as Messiah took a 5-1 lead. The Gators then went on a five-point run to take a 6-5 lead. However, the Falcons then took seven of the next nine points to retake control, with
Leah Youtzy tallying three kills,
Makenzie Adams adding one kill, and the pair then combining for a block. Adams added three more kills as the Falcons maintained their lead, up 19-14.
Sydney Wolfe and
Kayla Batty each tacked on two more kills with Messiah up 23-19.
Clara Conner added a kill to make it 24-20, before the Gators used a three-point swing to close the gap, down 24-23. However,
Makenzie Adams finished off the set for Messiah with a kill to win 25-23.
Set Two
The teams traded points to a 10-9 Russell Sage lead, with
Sydney Wolfe picking up four kills,
Leah Youtzy adding three kills, and
Kayla Batty tacking on one. The Gators then built the lead up to three, but a few errors and a service ace from
Erin Eby tied the set, 12-12. Russell Sage then went on a four-point run to take a 16-12 lead. However, from that point on it was all Messiah, with the Falcons winning 13 of the final 16 points to take the set, 25-19.
Mallory Garland dropped in an ace,
Hannah MacCartney picked up a solo block and combined with
Sydney Wolfe for another, and
Makenzie Adams tallied two kills before dropping in three straight service aces to end the set.
Set Three
Sydney Wolfe,
Hannah MacCartney,
Kayla Batty, and
Makenzie Adams all picked up early kills with Messiah up 5-3.
Leah Youtzy picked up a solo block, while Batty and Wolfe each added another kill as the Falcons still led by two, 10-8. The Falcons lead then grew to six points, up 18-12, with
Sydney Wolfe,
Hannah MacCartney,
Kayla Batty, and
Leah Youtzy each adding kills, and
Clara Conner picking up a solo block. The Falcons then saw out the set, 25-22, with the help of some Gators errors, as well as a kill from
Makenzie Adams, who also combined with
Hannah MacCartney for a block, and an ace from
Clara Conner.
Stats
Kayla Batty led the Falcons with 10 kills.
Makenzie Adams added nine kills, 13 digs, and three aces.
Clara Conner tallied 24 assists.
Claire Marzolino picked up 12 digs.
Game Two: Messiah – 3, Houghton – 1
Set One
Makenzie Adams picked up an early kill, but Houghton jumped out to a 10-3 lead. The Falcons then won six of the next seven points to make it 11-9, with
Makenzie Adams and
Leah Youtzy each grabbing kills, while
Mallory Garland dropped in two service aces. Adams, Youtzy,
Hannah MacCartney,
Sydney Wolfe, and
Lexi Hetrick all tallied kills, but the Highlanders built their lead back up to five, 21-16.
Courtney Wolf added a kill for Messiah, but the Highlanders quickly found themselves up 24-20. A kill from
Sydney Wolfe and block from
Makenzie Adams and
Hannah MacCartney gave the Falcons late life, but Houghton saw out the set, 25-23.
Set Two
Makenzie Adams dropped in an ace,
Leah Youtzy and
Sydney Wolfe tallied kills, and Wolfe combined with
Hannah MacCartney for a block as Messiah took a 5-2 lead. Adams, MacCartney, and
Kayla Batty all added kills, and
Mallory Garland dropped in an ace, with Messiah now leading 10-4. Messiah kept up the pressure, with
Clara Conner dropping in an ace and
Sydney Wolfe adding two more kills to take a 14-7 lead.
Lexi Hetrick also picked up a kill, however, the Highlanders won 10 of the next 13 points to tie the set, 17-17.
Makenzie Adams got Messiah back on track with three kills, while
Sydney Wolfe added two and
Hannah MacCartney picked up a solo block, making it 23-21. Messiah then used a couple of Highlander errors to take the set, 25-23.
Set Three
Sydney Wolfe tallied four kills,
Lexi Hetrick added two, and
Makenzie Adams added one kill and an ace as Messiah took a 9-4 lead.
Clara Conner,
Hannah MacCartney, and
Makenzie Adams each added two more kills as Messiah kept their foot on the gas, leading 16-9. Adams added another kill,
Sydney Wolfe picked up one, and
Lexi Hetrick added two more as Messiah closed in on the set, leading 23-13.
Leah Youtzy then tallied two kills for the final two points to give the Falcons the set, 25-18.
Set Four
Makenzie Adams and
Lexi Hetrick scored early kills, but Houghton took a 6-3 lead.
Leah Youtzy added two kills, but the Highlanders still led, up 11-7. The Falcons began to close in, with
Makenzie Adams tallying two kills and
Sydney Wolfe tacking one on, making it 14-11. The Falcons then went on a four-point run to take a 15-14 lead, with Wolfe picking up one kill and
Leah Youtzy adding two. However, the Highlanders then responded with their own four-point run to take an 18-15 lead.
Sydney Wolfe and
Ellia Spang then picked up kills for Messiah, and
Mallory Garland dropped in an ace to tie the set, 19-19. The teams began trading points, with
Makenzie Adams picking up two kills and
Sydney Wolfe adding one, as Houghton found themselves with set-point, up 24-23. However, kills from the Messiah middles,
Leah Youtzy and
Hannah MacCartney, sparked a three-point run to give Messiah the set, 26-24.
Stats
Makenzie Adams had 18 kills, while
Sydney Wolfe added 17.
Erin Eby picked up 17 digs.
Leah Youtzy added 10 kills.
Hannah MacCartney had five kills and four blocks, while
Mallory Garland dropped in four service aces.
Up Next
The Falcons the Falcons are back at home for a MAC Commonwealth matchup against Alvernia on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:00 p.m.
