ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Elmira College Women’s Volleyball team fell to the visiting Express from Wells College, 1-3, to wrap up the season on Wednesday afternoon. After winning the first set, the Soaring Eagles went on the drop the final three after strong play from Wells’ outside hitter duo of Miah Williamson (24 kills, 30 pts.) and Morgan Adams (14 kills, 15 pts.).
Elmira, who hit .153% as a team, was led by Calli Vocke ’23, who wrapped up her college career with the second best single-game hitting percentage of her career (.636%, 7 kills). Asia Curkendall ’25 32 assists and a .571 hitting percentage.
Maddie Boucher ’24 paced Elmira on the outside with 13 kills and six digs, while Samantha Garry ’25 chipped in ten kills.
JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 1, Wells 3
LOCATION: Elmira, N.Y. | Speidel Gymnasium
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (8-20, 2-7 E8), Wells (13-11, 2-4 UE)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Soaring Eagles and Express bounced back-and-forth in the opening set and remained tied at 21-21 nearing the end of the frame. In all, the opening set featured 10 ties and seven lead changes, with Elmira eventually winning the set after scoring the final three points with Delaney Johnson ’25 at the service position, capped by a service ace to win 25-23
As a team, the Soaring Eagles hit .171% in the opening set, while Garry & Boucher each provided five kills for the home team.
Trailing 1-0, the Express would make a quick turnaround in the second which featured five kills from Williamson. After hitting .081% in the opener, Wells came back to record the same number of kills on eight less attempts in the second. The second set victory for the Express was sparked by scoring 11 of 15 points in the middle of the frame.
From there, Elmira would lose the third set by its largest margin (seven points), as Wells took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-18 victory. Despite nearly even stat margins in the set, an 8-0 run for the Express was enough for the visitors to take the advantage in the match.
The fourth and final set saw Williamson go for her most kills in a set (seven). A valiant effort from EC in the frame which also consisted of ten ties, came up just short after Wells scored three of the final four points of the set to win 25-21.
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