Trailblazers Lose 3-1 at Gators
MCLA volleyball lost 3-1 tonight at Sage College. The loss drops MCLA to 4-10 on the season. Sage moves to 7-8.
Courtesy of Sage Sports Information
Albany, NY--The Sage College's women's volleyball team hosted the Trailblazers of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) in the Kahl Center on Tuesday night. The Gators tallied a 3-1 win to improve to 7-8 overall, while MCLA falls to 4-10. Sage won the first set 25-14 and then the second, 25-16. The Trailblazers took the third set in a hard-fought 25-20 set. The Gators won the match with a 25-15 win in the final set.
Sage's rookie outside hitter Helen Putriment (Troy, NY/Cobleskill-Richmondville) connected on 14 kills, rookie middle hitter Stacey Forte (Bay Shore, NY/Brentwood) added 11 kills. Putriment connected on three aces on the night.
Sophomore setter Joanie Cooney (Ballston Lake, NY/Shenendehowa) added 28 setting assists in the contest with 10 digs and two aces. Gator senior libero, Kelsey Wilson (Schenectady, NY/Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons) racked up a team-best 17 digs to pace the team.
For the Trailblazer, freshman outside hitter, Taylor Warnock (Port Jervis, NY/Port Jervis) had a team-best nine digs with four kills. Senior middle hitter Kayla Bromback (Lee, MA/Lee) had eight kills in the contest, while freshman Bittany Kish (East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow) handed out 13 setting assists.
MCLA will host a tri-match on Saturday. MCLA will play an important conference match at 12:00pm versus Bridgewater State and then step out of conference at 4:00pm for a match with Eastern Nazarene.