Colgate Opens Cornell Invite Play

The Raiders Battled the Big Red in Its First Game of the Invitational

Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. – Colgate fought hard against rival Cornell Saturday, forcing them to four sets.

Ultimately the Big Red held on to beat the Raiders 3-1 (27-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-21).

The first set was back-and-forth to the end between Colgate and Cornell. The Big Red won the frame 27-25 after battling back from being down 24-21. The Raiders had the momentum for a moment behind two huge plays by Kathleen Harris at the net, making the game 19-16. After a timeout, the Big Red tied the set at 24 and Colgate could not withstand Cornell's attacks. Harris led the Raider way with five kills in the frame.

Colgate came back swinging in the second set, topping the Big Red 25-18 in the frame. The Raiders never trailed in the set and jumped out to an early 8-4 lead. Colgate extended the gap to eight points with two kills from Harris and a service ace from Peighton McRobie. The Big Red looked like they would once again fight their way back into the match with a 4-0 run, but back-to-back kills from Harris shut down the Cornell momentum. Katie Stansbury and Harris each contributed four kills in the frame.

Cornell's fast start was too much to handle for the Raiders and Colgate dropped the third set 25-18. The Big Red went on a 5-0 run fueled by a great defensive play to take a 13-9 lead. Once down, the Raiders could not get the deficit closer than four points for the rest of the way. Flaherty and Stebbins each recorded three kills in the frame.

The Raiders got out to a 10-5 lead over Cornell in the fourth set, but the Big Red fought back to take the set 25-21. A kill by Stansbury tied the set at 20, but Cornell went on a 5-1 run to close out the game.

Senior Harris led the squad with a season-high 16 kills and 15-digs, while Stebbins and Stansbury contributed 12 and 10 kills, respectively. Setter Molly Smith dished out 40 assists and McAndrews logged 13 digs.

The Raiders are back in action tomorrow when they take on Marist at 1 p.m. in their second game of the Cornell Invitational.

Bottom Line
- Cornell 3, Colgate 1 (27-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-21)

Won-Lost Records
- Cornell started its season off at 1-0.
- Colgate is now 1-2 on the year.

Key Raider Info
- Harris recorded another double-double, registering 16 kills and 15 digs.
- Stebbins logged 12 kills and hit .250 on the night.
- Stansbury rounded out the Raiders in double-digit kills, finishing the match with 10.
- Molly Smith recorded 40 assists and 18 digs.
- McAndrews picked up 13 digs for Colgate, while Lauren Sanderson recorded 10.

Inside the Box Score
- Colgate hit .209 as team, with the highest clip coming in at .300 in the first set.
- The Raiders recorded seven blocks at the net, while Cornell registered 10.
- In the first and fourth sets, no team had greater than a five-point advantage.

Up Next
- The Raiders take on Marist and James Madison in the second day of the Cornell Invitational.
- Colgate faces the Red Foxes at 1 p.m. in Newman Arena.
- The team then faces JMU at 5 p.m. to close out the weekend.
- Live stats will be available at cornellbigred.com.
- Live video will be available at ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com

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Players Mentioned

#9 Kathleen Harris: OH; 5' 10"; Senior

#5 Peighton McRobie: L/DS; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#11 Lauren Sanderson: S; 6' 0"; Junior

#7 Molly Smith: S; 5' 9"; Junior

#12 Katie Stansbury: OH; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#9 Kathleen Harris
: 5' 10"; Senior
: OH

#5 Peighton McRobie
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: L/DS

#11 Lauren Sanderson
: 6' 0"; Junior
: S

#7 Molly Smith
: 5' 9"; Junior
: S

#12 Katie Stansbury
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: OH