FIGHTING TIGER VOLLEYBALL CLOSES REGULAR SEASON WITH 3-0 NON-CONFERENCE WIN AT BARD COLLEGE

The SUNY Cobleskill women’s volleyball team closed out the regular season on Wednesday evening by shooting down the host Raptors of Bard College in non-conference road action by set scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-12. With the victory the Fighting Tigers close out the regular season with a 10-13 overall record while the Raptors fall to 7-15 overall on the year.  

Sophomore outside hitter MacKenzie Larson, Winterset, Iowa, Winterset High School, once again keyed the Orange & Black’s attack with an 11 assist, 12 dig, four service ace effort while fellow sophomore middle hitter Alexis Miranda, Nashua, N.H., Nashua High School, added five kills, three total blocks and a service ace on the evening for the winners.  

The Cobleskill senior class was also active in the win as senior setter Maleigha Ellithorpe, Cazenovia, N.Y., Cazenovia College/Onondaga Community College, had 28 assists to go with eight digs and a pair of service aces with senior middle hitter Jillian Nitchman, Ballston Spa, N.Y., Ballston Spa High School, chipping in six kills, three total blocks and three digs to the victory totals.  

The Fighting Tigers will next be in action on Saturday October 30 when they travel to Delhi, N.Y. for the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Tournament’s Western Division Round hosted by SUNY Delhi. Cobleskill will meet the Wildcats of SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the tournament’s semifinals beginning at 5:00 p.m. 

Cobleskill at Bard