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Cortland, NY – The Elmira College Women's Volleyball team fell in a tough non-conference battle to host Cortland 3-0 (16-25, 23-25, 20-25) Tuesday evening. The win improves the Red Dragons to 29-3, and extends their 18 match home winning streak. The loss drops the Soaring Eagles to 17-11 overall. However, EC was the last team to beat the Red Dragons on their home court back in 2010.

Sasha Zavadska '13 led Elmira with 16 kills. Taryn Rumsey '14 added seven kills and nine digs, while Amanda Matson '13 had four blocks and five kills. Molly Short '13 registered 28 assists and Francene Cicia '13 pinpointed four service aces. Catherine Miller '14 (Pittsburgh, PA -- Penn Hills) paced the team with 13 digs.

Cortland grabbed an early 5-0 lead in the first set and led by as many as 10 points at 21-11 and 22-12. The second set was tied at 12-12 after a Matson block, but Cortland scored four straight points on a service error, a Natalie Zacpal kill, an Elmira “out of rotation” error and an Aubrey Barrett kill to take a 16-12 lead. The Red Dragons held a 23-17 advantage before the Soaring Eagles clawed back to within 23-21 on a run that featured two Cicia aces. After a Ashley Coyle kill, Elmira fought off two set points on kills by Matson and Zavadska before an error ended the set.

Elmira took a 3-0 lead to start the third set and held its last lead at 17-16 on a Short ace. Cortland regained the lead on kills by Kim Givelechian and Kristen Guercio, but Zavadska tied the score with a kill. The teams traded points on a Coyle kill and a Cortland service error and were tied at 19-19. Cortland, however, scored the next five points, including kills by Coyle and Zacpal, and tallied the match point two plays later on another Coyle kill.

The EC Women's Volleyball team returns to action this weekend at the NYU Tournament where it will play four matches in two days. The Soaring Eagles begin action Friday with a 5:00 p.m. tilt against Hunter College.


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