ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Elmira College women’s volleyball program opened its 2024-24 season on Friday inside Speidel Gymnasium as the Soaring Eagles dropped a pair of contests on the opening day of the Elmira Fall Quad Invitational. EC would fall to Smith College in the first match 3-0 followed by a 3-0 defeat against SUNY Canton in the nightcap.
JUST THE BASICS (Match 1):
SCORE: Elmira 0, Smith College 3
LOCATION: Elmira, N.Y. | Speidel Gymnasium
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (0-1, 0-0 Empire 8), Smith (2-0, 0-0 NEWMAC)
JUST THE BASICS (Match 2):
SCORE: Elmira 0, SUNY Canton 3
LOCATION: Elmira, N.Y. | Speidel Gymnasium
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (0-2, 0-0 Empire 8), SUNY Canton (1-0, 0-0 SUNYAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED (ELMIRA vs. SMITH):
- The Soaring Eagles rallied from an early deficit in the first set as a 5-0 run erased an 11-6 advantage for Smith. Gabriela Rodriguez ’26 notched a pair of service aces during the run for the Purple & Gold, while Makenna Clark ’25 and Kayla Neer ’25 both added kills.
- Trailing in the opening set 14-13, an attacking error by the Pioneers knotted the score 14-14 before Clark followed with three consecutive services aces for the Purple & Gold to make it 17-14.
- Smith would close the opening set with an 11-1 run to secure a 25-18 victory and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
- Clark would pace Elmira in the second set as she recorded three kills, while Morgan Richardson ’25 added a pair of kills. Also, for the Soaring Eagles, Rodriguez recorded a pair of service aces as Smith captured the second set 25-16.
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