PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Playing inside Memorial Hall for the first time in nearly a month, the Plattsburgh State volleyball team found itself on the wrong end of a 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 24-26, 25-11) score against SUNY Canton on Wednesday night.
The Cardinals have now dropped three straight matches and fall to 7-11, while the Kangaroos improve to 16-4 on the season.
Plattsburgh State fell behind early in the first set and although it cut the Kangaroos' lead to 13-12, were unable to complete the comeback as SUNY Canton took the opening set 25-20.
In the second, the Cardinals were the ones that jumped out to a quick lead, at most holding a 6-2 advantage. The two teams would then trade points back and forth until SUNY Canton took control by taking six straight points to increase its lead to 22-16, eventually taking the set 25-18.
The Cardinals looked as though they were going to drop a highly contested third set until they saved a match point at 23-24 before rattling off the next three points to extend the match.
The Kangaroos offense proved too much for Plattsburgh State in the fourth however as they notched seven straight points to take a commanding 14-6 lead. The Cardinals were unable to mount a comeback this time and dropped the final set 25-11.
The Cardinals were held to an attack percentage of just .011 for the match.
Freshman
Sam Colombo once again led Plattsburgh State in kills with 15. The Patchogue, N.Y. native also totaled 16 digs.
Sophomore Jordan Ales finished with a team-best 19 digs, while
Sydney Gabriel and
Evelyn Vicencio each had 11 digs.
SUNY Canton's Morgan Bills was a dominant force on the offensive, collecting 18 kills while maintaining a shooting percentage of .421.
Five Kangaroos registered at least 10 digs, with Robyn Carroll collecting a game-high 34. Peyton Robinson notched 11 digs while dishing out 41 assists.
SUNYAC Pool Play returns to Memorial Hall this weekend with three other league teams coming in to take part. The Cardinals' first match will see them face Buffalo State on Friday at 5 p.m.
