Score: Hunter College 3, Elmira College 1 [20-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-10]
Score: Lycoming College 3, Elmira College 2 [25-13, 14-25, 25-19, 18-25, 16-14]
Records: Hunter (16-10), Lycoming (14-15), Elmira (4-11)
Location: Elmira, N.Y. -- Speidel Gymnasium

ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's volleyball team came up on the wrong end of a thrilling five-set match against Lycoming College in the EC Quad-Match finale at Speidel Gymnasium on Saturday. It would be the second of two losses on the day for the Soaring Eagles, who also fell to Hunter College, 3-1.

Sophomore standout Natalie Schieder '19 was unable to guide EC to victory in either match, despite a pair of outstanding double-double performances. The Alden, New York, native finished with a combined 33 kills and 25 digs on Saturday, and a total of 52 kills and 34 digs in the two-day tournament.

In the first set of Saturday's opener against the Hawks, the Soaring Eagles attacked with efficiency and committed just two errors. As a result, EC took the early lead by capturing a 25-20 first-set victory. However, the tide quickly turned in favor of Hunter, who swept the remaining sets. In the decisive fourth set, the Hawks hammered at a rate of .450, while in comparison, Elmira mustered a minus-.074 attack percentage.

Elmira battled admirably in the nightcap with the Warriors, as the Purple and Gold recovered from losses in the first and third sets to force a fifth. Even when Lycoming built a lead in the final set, the Soaring Eagles bounced back to tie the Warriors at 11-11. The spirited flock traded the following points with Lycoming to keep the set tied at 12-, 13- and 14-all, before the Warriors captured the final two points for the win.

Inside the Box Score (Hunter)

• Elmira recorded a .068 attack percentage, with 33 kills and 24 offensive errors.
• On the other hand, Hunter hit at a .228 rate, with 45 kills and only 16 errors.
• The Hawks finished with twice as many service aces, 14-to-7.
• Schieder paced EC in both kills (11) and digs (14).
• Alicia Day '17 had eight kills and an impressive .313 hitting percentage.
• Kasey Campbell '19 and Rachel Katzenberger '19 each registered 12 digs.
• Hunter's Julia Connolly finished with 16 kills, 16 digs, and five aces.
• Haley Trunkett picked up a match-best 25 digs for the Hawks.

Inside the Box Score (Lycoming)

• As a team, EC hit at a tremendous .305-percent in the fourth and fifth sets, but finished with a .114 overall attack percentage.
• Lycoming struck for a match-best .476 attack percentage in the fifth set, with 12 kills and only two errors.
• Elmira finished with three-times as many aces, 12-to-4.
• Schieder accumulated a match-high 22 kills with 11 digs for her second double-double of the day.
• Kelsey Ray '17 recorded nine kills and a team-high four blocks.
• Katzenberger dug a total of 20 Lycoming attacks.
• McKenzie Slaven '20 tossed a match-high four aces.
• Taylor Kaznowski '19 assisted on 43 EC kills to go along with 16 digs.
• Lycoming's Kristine Jahn and Tayler Whitman combined for 24 kills with only four errors.

News and Notes

• With the loss to Lycoming, Elmira is now 1-4 in five-set matches in 2016.
• Schieder has posted double-digit kills in five straight matches and seven of her last eight.
• Schieder added her eighth and ninth double-doubles of the season.
• The second-year outside hitter continues to lead the Empire 8 Conference with 4.12 kills per set.
• Kaznowski's double-double against the Warriors was her eighth of the year.
• With 495 assists in her sophomore season, Kaznowski moved into sole possession of eighth-place all-time in the program's record books with 1,298.
• Katzenberger's 20 digs against the Warriors mark a new single-match career high.

Up Next
The Soaring Eagles will look to conclude E8 play on a positive note, as the Purple and Gold head to Oneonta, New York, for an Empire 8 Crossover with Nazareth College and the host Hawks from Hartwick College.