Volleyball Sweeps Past SUNY Delhi; Brown Registers 1,000th Career Dig

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The MCLA Volleyball team welcomed the SUNY Delhi Broncos to the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium this evening for a non-conference match. MCLA's Elizabeth Brown had a game-high 10 kills and recorded her 1000^th career dig to lead the Trailblazers to a straight set win.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Friday, September 19, 2025

• Score: SUNY Delhi 0, MCLA 3
• Records: SUNY Delhi Broncos 0-11 (NAC 0-0) | MCLA Trailblazers 8-3 (MASCAC 0-0)
• Series History: MCLA remains undefeated by the Broncos, leading the all-time series 7-0, including a 3-2 win last season in Delhi on September 21, 2024. MCLA won the first-ever meeting of the teams on October 17, 2015, by a score of 3-2 in North Adams.

HIGHLIGHTS

• MCLA took the evening in straight sets, following a competitive first set that ended 25-23, before the Trailblazers raced out to 25-9 and 25-14 sets to close out the evening.
• The home team would never trail on the evening, and the match included only a single tie, at 1-1 in the first set.
• MCLA charged out to a 9-2 advantage in the first set, only to see the Broncos chip away, pulling with in one point at 12-11. With the teams trading points, the Trailblazers eventually pulled away for a second time, growing a lead of 20-15, forcing SUNY Delhi to use their second time out.
• With the MCLA momentum broken, the Broncos again pulled with in a single point at 24-23. Following a Trailblazers timeout, junior middle hitter Caroline Schmaling (Halifax, MA) ended the set with her third kill of the frame.
• Despite playing the first set closely, the Broncos couldn't muster similar results in the second or third sets.
• In the second set, first year outside hitter Kaelynn Greeley (Corona, CA) recorded six kills on nine attacks, good for a .667 hitting percentage. Overall, the Trailblazers had 10 kills on 16 attacks, good for a .625 attack percentage.
• The highlight of the evening came in the third set for MCLA, when senior outside hitter Elizabeth Brown (Lee, MA) recorded her 1000^th career dig as part of a game-high total of nine. Brown also finished with a game-high 10 kills.
• Senior setter Shannon O'Brien (Unionville, CT) had a game high 19 assists, two more than Delhi's Laurel Poston's 17.
• The Trailblazers' first-year outside hitter Madison Maloof (Amsterdam, NY) ended the evening with a game-high four service aces.

STATISTICAL ROUND UP

• Kills: SUNY Delhi 21, MCLA 33
• Assists: SUNY Delhi 20, MCLA 32
• Service Aces: SUNY Delhi 8, MCLA 8
• Digs: SUNY Delhi 27, MCLA 40

UP NEXT:

On Wednesday, MCLA will be back in action when they play host to Anna Maria College for a MASCAC matchup with the AMCATs at the Amsler Campus Center Gym. The match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.

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