Box Score
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Colgate women's volleyball team ended the Blackbird Invite with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-20) sweep of Cornell on Saturday afternoon.
The Raiders (6-3) got a great effort from
Diane Seely as she hit over 40 percent and tallied a team-high 10 kills and added two blocks.
Lindsay Young and
Kate Reilly each had eight kills and
Kaylee Fifer had 38 assists.
"I am really happy with the way we finished this tournament," head coach
Ryan Baker said. "We became more of a team with every match, which is what these tournaments are all about."
The Big Red (2-4) were led by Breanna Wong with a match-high 11 kills and Alyssa Phelps recorded 30 assists. Natasha Rowland led both teams with 14 digs.
In the first set, Cornell was able to cut an early Colgate lead down to one at 7-6, but the Raiders caught fire and reeled off nine consecutive points and built a 16-6 advantage.
Madison McAndrews served up two aces and the Raiders got help by six Big Red errors. The lead ballooned to 24-10 with
Katie Stebbins adding two kills during the run. Colgate closed out the set with a 25-15 win on a Cornell error.
Tbe Raiders picked up where they left off with a 6-2 lead in the second set. The Big Red continued to have miscues, which benefited the Raiders. Cornell then got it going and took a 9-8 advantage. The teams traded points and ended up tied at 15-15. Colgate turned it on from there and scored 10 of the final 12 points to take a commanding 2-0 lead with a 25-17 win.
Kathleen Harris and Seely took over late in the match with five and three kills, respectively.
The third set was all Colgate after a 7-0 run early in the game gave the Raiders a big 15-6 lead. Reilly was on fire with three of the seven points coming off her fingertips. The Big Red chipped away at the score and got to within three at 21-18, but Colgate won the match with two kills by Seely and a couple Cornell mistakes. The Raiders won 25-20 to earn the sweep.
"We are starting to figure out what we need to collectively do in order to win," Baker added.
Colgate faces a big test in their final tune up before Patriot League play starts with a visit to North Carolina State next weekend.
