DALLAS, PA. – Makenna Clark '25 tallied a combined 15 kills on the day as the Elmira College women's volleyball program dropped a pair of 3-0 decisions against SUNY New Paltz and Montclair State on Saturday afternoon at the Misericordia Invitational.
 

JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 0, New Paltz 3 (Game One)
               Elmira 0, Montclair State 3 (Game Two)
LOCATION: Dallas, Pennsylvania | Anderson Sports Center
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (3-7, 0-0 Empire 8), New Paltz (8-3, 0-0 SUNYAC), Montclair St. (7-4, 0-0 NJAC)


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Soaring Eagles tallied nine kills as a team in the first set against New Paltz compared to just three attacking errors.
• New Paltz would hit an impressive .522 as a team in the second set as the Hawks notched 13 kills compared to just one attacking error, while the Soaring Eagles registered six attacking errors.
• Elmira attempted to rally from a 14-4 deficit in the third set against the Hawks as the Soaring Eagles recorded eight kills as a team and trimmed the deficit to 20-16.
• Makenna Clark '25 paced EC with eight kills, while Morgan Richardson '25 added six kills and three service aces.
• In their second match of the day, the Soaring Eagles would see Montclair State record 18 kills and hit .375 as a team to take a 1-0 lead. Elmira registered nine kills in the set while recording just three attacking errors.
• The Red Hawks would secure a 3-0 sweep of the Soaring Eagles after tallying 12 kills en route to hitting .381 as a team in the final set. Elmira notched seven kills as a team but had eight attacking errors in the set.
• Maddie Boucher '24 recorded a team-high eight kills in the match for Elmira, while Clark added seven kills. Asia Curkendall '25 tallied a team-high 15 assists for the Soaring Eagles.

 
UP NEXT: The Purple & Gold return to action with a matchup on the road against Wells College on Tuesday beginning at 7:00 P.M.