CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland women’s volleyball team finished off a 3-0 weekend on Saturday, earning straight-set wins over John Carroll, 25-13, 25-13, 25-22, and Kean, 25-13, 25-17, 27-25, in a tri-match in Corey Gymnasium. John Carroll defeated Kean in four sets in the other match of the day. Cortland improves to 7-2 on the year with the victories, while John Carroll ends the day with an 8-3 record and Kean falls to 4-6.
Jennifer Koestner (Syosset) and Anna Pilkey (Ballston Spa) led the way for Cortland against John Carroll with 16 and 15 kills, respectively. Pilkey also chipped in 13 digs. Ryan Hinshaw (Aurora, IL/Joliet Catholic Academy) handed out 34 assists, and added 11 digs. Mikenzie Martens (Carthage) was the leader on defense for the Red Dragons, totaling 15 digs. At the net, Emma Reilly (Massapequa Park/Massapequa) had eight blocks, while Kira Pirrera (Hauppauge) had seven blocks and five kills.
Abby Bednar led John Carroll with 10 kills, while Haley Nicholson had 11 digs for the Blue Streaks.
With the score tied at 5-5 in the first set, Cortland rattled off eight straight points including a pair of kills from Pilkey and three blocks from the trio of Pirrera, Reilly, and Alexa Guedez (Mamaroneck/Rye Neck). Cortland closed the set with four straight points to take a 25-13 win. The Red Dragons used a 12-2 run in the second set to stretch a 9-8 lead into a 21-10 advantage, including five kills by Koestner in the run. Pilkey closed the set with three kills in the last four points. Cortland trailed 12-10 in the third set, before two kills from Pilkey and an ace by Hinshaw sparked a 4-0…
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