CLINTON, N.Y. – The Cortland women’s volleyball team continued its unusual pattern of five-set victories on Friday evenings as the Red Dragons rallied on the road for a 25-14, 22-25, 18-25, 27-25, 15-13 non-league victory at Hamilton College.
Cortland (12-2) is now 5-0 in five-set matches this season with a win on each Friday night this month (Sept. 1 vs. Rochester, Sept. 8 vs. Springfield, Sept. 15 at Scranton and Sept. 22 at William Smith prior to the win over Hamilton). Cortland will be home Saturday at 1 p.m. versus Eastern University (Pa.), which is currently 13-3 after a four-set loss at Ithaca on Friday.
Five Red Dragons posted double-figure kills in the match. Anna Pilkey (Ballston Spa) finished with 15 kills, 15 digs and two aces. Ten of her 15 kills came over the final two sets – five in the fourth and five in the fifth. Kira Pirrera (Hauppauge/Smithtown West) had 11 kills and three blocks and Alexa Guedez (Mamaroneck/Rye Neck) totaled 10 kills with just one error in 17 attempts (.529) and led the Red Dragons with five blocks.
Giovanna Rossi (Nichols/Tioga Central) and Allie Sturgess (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) registered 10 kills apiece. Rossi also had four blocks and Sturgess added 16 digs and four aces. Ryan Hinshaw (Aurora, IL/Joliet Catholic Academy) and Meadow Wittman (Colden/Springville Griffith Institute) each distributed 22 assists. Hinshaw added 13 digs and Wittman had nine. Mikenzie Martens (Carthage) led Cortland with 20 digs.
Hamilton (5-5) was led by Kate Carman with 15 kills and Drew Stimson with 14 kills. Melissa Morelli totaled 45 assists…
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