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HAMILTON – The Colgate women's volleyball team made it five sweeps in a row with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-8) win over Lafayette on Saturday evening in its annual Dig Pink Match for breast cancer awareness.

Colgate (17-6, 10-1 PL) has equaled its win total from a season ago with 17 wins. The Raiders emptied the bench with all 16 players getting time in the match. Diane Seely finished with seven kills for a team best, while Kaylee Fifer added 22 helpers. Caitlin Cremin and Allie Dyer were the leaders on the backline with 15 and 14 digs respectively.

The Leopards (6-13, 1-10 PL) couldn't get anything going the entire match. They hit a negative percentage and were led by Karissa Ciliento with five kills.

"This was a complete effort from the entire team," head coach Ryan Baker said. "Allie Dyer was awesome tonight in all areas of the game."

The Raiders showed signs of what was to come early in the match with an 11-2 lead right out of the gate. Kate Reilly led the way with three kills early. Dyer then served up nine-straight points to increase the lead to 21-6. She had four aces during the run and Seely had three strikes. Lafayette tried to come back, but a service error gave Colgate the 25-12 win and a 1-0 lead in the set.

The second set was more of the same with the Raiders getting out to a 16-8 lead with an 11-2 run. Lindsay Young had two kills during the run and Seely had a pair as well. Colgate finished off the set with 7-1 advantage down the stretch and earned another 25-12 set win and a commanding 2-0 lead.

The Raiders came out in the third set and wasted no time earning the sweep with a
25-8 win. Dyer once again served up a lot of points, including two aces and helped Colgate get out to a 19-3 lead. Reilly finished off the match with a kill and the Raiders won 25-8 to get a 3-0 sweep.

The Raiders hit the road next weekend for an important match against Army on Friday night, followed by a 2 p.m. start at Holy Cross on Saturday.