Score: Elmira 0, Nazareth 3 [25-20, 25-15, 27-25]
Score: Elmira 3, Hartwick 0 [25-18, 25-16, 25-22]
Records: Elmira College (7-4, 1-2 E8); Nazareth College (10-6, 2-1 E8); Hartwick College (4-13, 0-2 E8)
Location: Lambros Arena | Oneonta, NY
Oneonta, NY -- The Elmira College women's volleyball team looked to get back in the win column this weekend and did so, as the Soaring Eagles split Empire 8 Conference matches with Nazareth College and Hartwick College. EC dropped the opening match of the day against the Golden Flyers, 3-0, before bouncing back with a 3-0 win against the Hawks.
Elmira struggled to find their groove offensively against the Golden Flyers, as the Soaring Eagles swung .121 for the match. However, the third set was a good one for Elmira, as they posted a .323 attack percentage on a 16-6-31 stat line.
Elmira's improvement in the third set seemed to carry over to the Hartwick match, as the Purple and Gold claimed a straight set win. As a team, Elmira hit .198 on a 37-17-101 stat line.
Individual Leaders (Nazareth) Individual Leaders (Hartwick)- Kelsey Ross '16 and Schieder shared the team-lead in kills with 10 apiece.
- Ray served up a match-high four aces.
- Kaznowski paced the EC offense, assisting on a match-high 27 kills.
- Blinkinsop made a match-high 12 digs.
News and Notes- Elmira's win over Hartwick is their first Empire 8 Conference victory of the season.
- EC's .198 hitting percentage is their highest success rate in their last six matches.
- After being held to 29 kills as a team against Alfred State, Elmira posted back-to-back matches of 30-plus kills.
- Elmira did not trail in any set, at any point, against Hartwick.
Up NextThe Soaring Eagles will be back in action this Wednesday, September 30th, when Elmira travels to face Alfred University in an Empire 8 Conference showdown. Wednesday's match is slated for 6:00 p.m.
