The Keuka College Women’s Volleyball team fell 3-0 to a strong University of Rochester squad on Wednesday evening.
Graduate students Dayna Edholm (Buffalo, N.Y. / Sweet Home) and Casey Hunziker (Rome, N.Y. / Rome Free Academy) led the way for the Wolves. Edholm paced the offense with 12 kills, while Hunziker set up the attacks with 21 assists and added three service aces to her stat line.
University of Rochester 3 vs. Keuka College 0 | 25-21, 25-23, 25-15
Keuka gained an early edge with a kill from Dayna Edholm, leading 2-1. However, Rochester responded quickly, going on a run to take a 5-3 lead. Keuka fought back, closing the gap to 12-10 after strong contributions from Edholm and Nina Scott (Honeoye Falls, N.Y. / Honeoye Falls-Lima). Unfortunately, Rochester pulled away, extending their lead to 20-12 following several attack errors from Keuka. Though the Wolves mounted a late push, bringing the score to 24-21 sealed with an ace from Casey Hunziker, Rochester closed out the set 25-21.
The second set was tightly contested until the end. The Yellowjackets started strong, taking a 6-0 lead, but Keuka was ready to respond. An ace from Casey Hunziker and offensive kills from Lilah Cousins (Denver, Colo. / Westminster) and Sydney Haust (Seneca Falls, N.Y. / Mynderse Academy), narrowed the score to 10-6. The Wolves found themselves down 17-11 but Edholm went on a run of her own, scoring four kills in a row to bring the game to 17-15. However, despite their efforts, Rochester edged out the set 25-23.
Rochester took control early in the third set and never looked back, jumping out to a 13-4 lead. Keuka struggled to gain momentum, with their attempts to rally hampered by errors. Despite kills from Scott and Edholm, Rochester continued to capitalize on Keuka’s errors and secured the final set 25-13, completing the 3-0 sweep.
Up Next For Keuka College: The Green and Gold will compete in their first conference match of the season with an away game at Elmira College. The first serve is set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2.
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