Womens Volleyball Falls 3-2 to Southern Vermont

Bennington, Vt.: The SUNY Cobleskill women’s volleyball team made the trip to Southern Vermont College on Thursdayevening for a non-conference meeting with the Mountaineers of Southern Vermont College looking to avenge an earlier hard fought 3-2 home loss in September. However once again after nearly two hours of non-stop back-and-forth action the host Mountaineers once again claimed victory in a rollercoaster affair defeating the Fighting Tigers 3-2 by scores of 22-25, 25-13, 25-16, 22-25 and 14-16. With the defeat Cobleskill falls to 8-12 overall while the victory moves Southern Vermont to 6-17 overall on the campaign.

Freshman middle hitter Karyn Knaul, Central Square, N.Y., Paul V. Moore High School, turned in a stellar effort at the net for Cobleskill with 14 kills to go with six digs and three service aces while junior setter Mackenzie Holbert, Sauquoit, N.Y., New Hartford High School/Herkimer Community College, chipped in 37 assists and 15 digs on the evening. 

The Orange & Black will return to action on Saturday October 21st when they host a triangular event meeting The Express of Wells College in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC)  action beginning at 12:00 p.m. followed by a non-conference contest match versus the Pioneers of Alfred State College with first serve scheduled for 4:00 p.m. 

FINAL BOX:

Box Score (Match)
SUNY Cobleskill vs Southern Vermont
(10/19/17 at SVC: Bennington, Vt.)

Southern Vermont def. SUNY Cobleskill 22-25,25-13,25-16,22-25,16-14 SUNY Cobleskill (8-12) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Karyn Knaul 14-3-0; Emily Potter 9-0-0; Rachel Burke 8-1-2; Katerina Weingarten 5-2-0; Gabrielle Danthine 4-0-2; Mackenzie Holbert 2-1-0; Katie Clute 1-1-0; Abigail Hammond 1-0-0; Totals 44-8-2.0. (Assists) - Mackenzie Holbert 37. (Dig leaders) - Kendra Webb 17; Gabrielle Danthine 15; Mackenzie Holbert 15; Emily Potter 14; Katerina Weingarten 12 Southern Vermont (6-17) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Sowles, Liv 22-6-3; Ramirez, Nikki 15-7-0; Derby, Kemly 3-3-3; Landon, Abigail 1-0-0; Florence, Julia 0-0-4; Rushia, Gabby 0-0-1; Billow, Sarah 0-4-0; Totals 41-20-6.0. (Assists) - Landon, Abigail 36. (Dig leaders) - Benitez, Heidy 17; Landon, Abigail 17; Ramirez, Nikki 10; Sowles, Liv 8 Site: SVC: Bennington, Vt. (Mountaineer Athl Ctr) Date: 10/19/17       Attend: 61   Time: 1:53 Referees: H. Leong, D. Travers