Score: Univ. of Rochester 3, Elmira College 0 [25-9, 25-19, 25-18]
Records: Rochester (20-9), Elmira (5-13)
Location: Elmira, N.Y. -- Speidel Gymnasium

ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's volleyball team dropped a straight-sets decision to the University of Rochester in the Soaring Eagles' 2016 regular-season home finale Tuesday night at Speidel Gymnasium.

In a special pre-match ceremony, the Soaring Eagles honored the two members of the graduating Class of 2017 – Alicia Day '17 and Kelsey Ray '17 – in the final home match of their EC careers. The middles combined for nine of Elmira's 22 kills against the Yellowjackets. Day finished second on the team with six kills, and on a night that the EC offense turned in a subpar performance, the senior from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, hit at an efficient rate of .214.

U of R looked sharp in all phases en route to its 20th victory of the season. In the first set alone, the Yellowjackets registered a match-best .312 attack percentage to go along with four aces and four blocks.

In the second set, however, the Purple and Gold rallied to take an early 3-1 lead, with two of those points coming by way of a kill from Natalie Schieder '19. EC maintained the lead, 10-8, following another kill from Schieder, but the visitors won the next three points to move ahead by one. Kills from Day and Karina Hastings '19 knotted the match twice at 13- and 14-all, but Rochester responded with four straight points to take the lead in the set for good.

In the decisive third set, the Yellowjackets saw their 2-0 advantage slip away, as Elmira captured four of the next five points. A kill from Ray gave the Soaring Eagles a 4-3 advantage, but that marked the only time EC led Rochester in the third set, and the Yellowjackets all but sealed the victory with an ensuing 7-1 run.

Inside the Box Score

• Elmira hit with a .040 attack percentage as a team.
• Rochester compiled a .229 attack percentage.
• The Soaring Eagles posted a match-high 10 kills in the second set.
• U of R had no fewer than 13 kills in any of the three sets.
• The Yellowjackets finished with 12-to-2 and 10-to-0 advantages in aces and blocks, respectively.
• Schieder paced EC with seven kills, followed by Day with six.
• Hastings picked up four kills without an error, equaling an outstanding .571 attack percentage.
• Kasey Campbell '19 led all players with 18 digs.
• Taylor Kaznowski '19 recorded a double-double with 19 assists and 13 digs.
• Campbell and Kaznowski each tossed one ace for Elmira.
• Rochester's Clara Martinez paced all players with 10 kills.
• Alexandra Goldman finished with a match-high seven total blocks.

News and Notes

• Seniors Day and Ray appeared in their final home match as a Soaring Eagle.
• Kaznowski's double-double was the 10th of her sophomore season.
• Campbell has posted double-digit digs in seven of the last eight matches and 10 overall this season.
• Hastings registered a new season high with a .571 attack percentage.

Up Next
The Elmira women will conclude the 2016 regular season at the Dig Pink Invitational, hosted by SUNY Oneonta, beginning on Friday, October 28th. EC will challenge the host Red Dragons on Friday at 4:00 p.m., before taking on Bard College and Plattsburgh State on Saturday.