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PHILADELPHIA – Senior Mari Faines recorded team-high eight kills and fashioned a .800 hitting percentage to lead Colgate to a 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-19) victory over Cleveland State in collegiate volleyball action Saturday in the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West Invitational at the Palestra.
 
The Raiders fell in their other contest of the day, suffering a 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-18) setback to Georgetown during Saturday's morning session.
 
Bottom Line
Georgetown 3, Colgate 0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-18)
Colgate 3, Cleveland State 0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-19)
 
Won-Lost Record
The Raiders close the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West Invitational with a 1-2 mark and stand at 2-2 on the season.
 
How It Happened (Cleveland State)

• With the score tied at 22-all late in the first set, a service ace from junior Kate Reilly and a kill from senior Diane Seely sparked the Raiders to score three of the final four points of the frame and take the set, 25-23.
• Colgate pulled away from Cleveland State midway through the second set as it took advantage of an 8-2 spurt to stretch an 11-10 margin into a 19-12 cushion on its way to a 25-18 victory and a 2-0 lead in the match.
• The Raiders only trailed briefly in the third set, tallying five straight points early in the stanza to build a 13-5 margin. Colgate led by as many as seven in the middle of the frame before a 6-1 Cleveland State run made it a 19-17 contest. The Vikings would draw no closer, however, as the Raiders closed the frame on a 6-2 run to take the set and the match.

 
Statistical Leaders (Colgate)

• Faines was nearly perfect for the Raiders as she record eight kills on 10 swings without an attack error for a sizzling .800 attack percentage.
• Reilly also turned in an impressive hitting performance as she tallied seven spikes with just one error in 23 attempts for a .261 hitting clip.
• Reilly also added five total blocks while Seely chipped in seven, including solo blocks, to power a Raiders frontline that finished with 14.0 total blocks for the match.
• Junior Jackie Macy notched 16 digs and freshman Molly Smith notched 12 as the duo split time at the setter position. 
• Sophomore Kathleen Harris tallied 14 digs and freshman Elena Simpson added 12.

 
Statistical Leaders (Cleveland State)

• Ally Beck notched 11 kills for Cleveland State, who was limited to a .031 (36-32-128) hitting percentage for the match.
• Gina Kilner led all players with 19 assists while Dayna Roberts added 10.
• Beck and Roberts both turned in double-double performances for the Vikings as Beck notched 10 digs while Roberts ended the evening with 13.

 
How It Happened (Georgetown)

• Georgetown cruised to a 25-14 victory in the opening set as it tallied the first seven points of the frame and fashioned a .440 hitting percentage on its way to the 11-point triumph.
• The second set saw the Hoyas rattle off six unanswered points to start a 10-2 run that erased a 10-8 deficit and gave them an 18-12 advantage. Georgetown would lead comfortably the rest of the way to post a 25-18 victory and gain a 2-0 edge in the match.
• Trailing 15-10 in the third set, Colgate tallied seven of the next 10 points to pull within one of Georgetown, 18-17. That would be as close as the Raiders would get, however, as the Hoyas notched seven of the last eight points of the set to record a 25-18 decision and take the match.

 
Statistical Leaders (Colgate)

• Harris tallied 10 kills and Seely added seven.
• Smith dished out a team-high 17 assists and Macy added 12.
• Reilly tallied a team-best eight digs.

 
Statistical Leaders (Georgetown)

• Terese Cannon recorded 12 kills and committed just one error in 29 total attempts for a .379 hitting percentage to power a Georgetown lineup that combined for 38 kills and a .308 (38-10-91) attack clip.
• Cailtin Brauneis dished out 28 assists while MacKenzie Simpson and Emily Gosolfi chipped in 16 and 15 digs, respectively.
• Dani White Talllied eight total blocks to highlight a Georgetown net presence that finished with 10 total blocks for the match.

 
Seely Named To All-Tournament Team
Senior middle blocker Diane Seely was named to the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West Invitational All-Tournament Team. Seely finished the weekend with 19 kills (2.10 kills per set) and a .240 hitting percentage. She also record 13 total blocks (1.44 blocks per set), highlighted by three solo blocks.
 
Quotable
Head Coach Ryan Baker (on team's performance this weekend)
"I couldn't be happier with the improvement we made over the weekend. This is a very new group of players, so it is going to take us some time to figure it out."
 
Head Coach Ryan Baker (on team's effort against Cleveland State)
"We had some great performances from our middles and right-side hitters against the Vikings. Their blocking was ferocious. Cleveland State has a strong program so that win shows progress is being made."
 
Up Next
Colgate heads to Nebraska next weekend for the Husker Invitational, where it will face Akron, Denver and host Nebraska during the two-day event (Sept. 12-13).