SUNY Womens Volleyball Tops Castleton

Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill women’s volleyball team extended their current winning streak to three games posting a 3-0 decision over the visiting Spartans of Castleton University by set scores of: 25-15, 25-13 and 25-16 at the Iorio Gymnasium in non-conference action on Wednesday evening. With the victory the Fighting Tigers improve to 4-1 overall on the season while the Spartans now fall to 0-4 overall.

The Fighting Tigers dominated the action at the net posting a season high of 39 kills on the evening led by sophomore outside hitter Emily Potter, Fort Plain, N.Y., Fort Plain High School, who notched a match high of 10 kills to go with a match high of 19 digs on the evening while freshman middle hitter Karyn Knaul, Central Square, N.Y., Paul V. Moore High School, added nine kills and a solo block on the evening. Freshman middle hitter Rachel Burke, West Winfield, N.Y., Mount Markham High School, was also a factor at the net with seven kills and three digs on the night.

The Cobleskill setting corps continued to impress as junior Mackenzie Holbert, Sauquoit, N.Y., New Hartford High School, had 15 assists, 12 digs, seven kills along with five service aces and freshman Kendra Webb, Munnsville, N.Y., Stockbridge Valley High School, adding a match high of 16 assists to go with 14 digs and a pair of service aces.

The Orange & Black will have little time to rest as they travel to Utica, N.Y. on Thursday September 7th to meet the Pioneers of Utica College in non-league action beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

Box Score (Match):

Castleton vs SUNY Cobleskill (Sep 06, 2017 at Cobleskill, N.Y.)

  SUNY Cobleskill def. Castleton 25-15,25-13,25-16

  Castleton (0-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Shannon Manchester 5-0-2;

  Kimberly Jackson 3-0-1; Maria Jackson 1-1-1; Asia Padua 0-1-0; Greta

  Hoehn 0-0-1; Totals 9-2-3.0. (Assists) - . (Dig leaders) - Maria

  Jackson 9; Kimberly Jackson 8

  SUNY Cobleskill (4-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Emily Potter

  10-0-0; Karyn Knaul 9-1-1; Mackenzie Holbert 7-5-1; Rachel Burke

  7-1-2; Jazmina Syed 5-0-0; Katerina Weingarten 1-0-0; Dani Webb 0-3-0;

  Kendra Webb 0-2-0; Totals 39-12-3.0. (Assists) - Kendra Webb 16;

  Mackenzie Holbert 15. (Dig leaders) - Emily Potter 19; Kendra Webb 14;

  Mackenzie Holbert 12

  Site: Cobleskill, N.Y. (Iorio Gymnasium)

  Date: Sep 06, 2017   Attend: 104   Time: 1:05

  Referees: Paul Putman, Linda Putman