SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Cortland finished with a 3-0 record at the Skidmore College Women’s Volleyball Classic after earning straight-set wins Saturday versus Brandeis, 29-27, 25-19, 25-9, and Skidmore, 25-13, 25-23, 25-20.
Cortland (4-2) and Connecticut College each finished 3-0 over the weekend. Brandeis went 2-1, Nazareth, Williams, Oneonta and Skidmore were each 1-2, and Plattsburgh was 0-3.
In the win over Brandeis, all-tournament team selection Ryan Hinshaw (Aurora, IL/Joliet Catholic Academy) led the Red Dragons with 28 assists and added six digs. Alexa Guedez (Mamaroneck/Rye Neck) had a team-high nine kills with one error in 25 attempts (.320) along with six blocks, three solo. Emma Reilly (Massapequa Park/Massapequa) registered eight kills with one error in 15 attempts (.467) and had four blocks.
Anna Pilkey (Ballston Spa) chipped in with seven kills, two aces and three blocks, while Jennifer Koestner (Syosset) and Kira Pirrera (Hauppauge/Smithtown West) each finished with six kills. Pirrera ended with a .400 attack percentage (no errors in 15 attempts) and Koestner totaled 15 digs. Mikenzie Martens (Carthage) led the Red Dragons with 19 digs.
Lara Verstovsek led Brandeis (5-2 following Saturday’s action) with nine kills and added 12 digs.
The first set was tied on 12 occasions. Cortland failed to capitalize on set points at 24-23 and 25-24 and Brandeis wasn’t able to put the set away after leading 26-25 and 27-26. Guedez’s kill tied the set at 27-27, and the Red Dragons won after a Pilkey ace and a Koestner kill. The second set was tied at 11-11 before Cortland fashioned an 8-2 run to…
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