NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State women's volleyball team fell to New Paltz 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-12) in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action on Saturday afternoon at Hawk Center.
Offensively, senior
Sanaia Estime (West Hempstead, N.Y. / West Hempstead) led the way with six points, collecting four kills, a service ace, and a solo block, while first-year setter
Emily O'Brien (Monroe, N.Y. / Monroe-Woodbury) finished the match with eight assists to go with 11 digs. On the defensive end, senior libero
Bridget Ryan (Mattituck, N.Y. / Mattituck) tied for a game-high in digs with 15.
For the Hawks, Raegan Dyba registered a game-high 12 kills, Kim Braun had a game-high 20 assists, and Courtney Meyer had 15 digs.
Overall, for the match, the Hawks led in digs (61-47), service aces (9-3), and blocks (5-1).
Plattsburgh State moves to 8-12 (1-4 SUNYAC) and is back in action next week when the team hosts Buffalo State on Friday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. New Paltz moves to 12-9 (4-2 SUNYAC) and next travels to Oneonta on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
The first set saw tightly contested play as the Cardinals held an early 7-6 lead after Estime put down a kill, but back-to-back points from New Paltz flipped the momentum as the Hawks took a 14-12 lead. Plattsburgh stayed in the battle using a 4-0 surge to take a 21-18 lead, but a 6-0 run by the Hawks to end the set gave New Paltz a 25-22 set win.
The Hawks carried that momentum into the second set, taking an early 8-4 lead after scoring three straight points. Midway through the set, an
Iris Mulvey (Middle Island, N.Y. / Longwood) service ace brought the Cardinals within two, but multiple runs by New Paltz extended their lead and secured a 25-13 set victory for the Hawks.
After the Cardinals took a momentary 2-1 lead, the Hawks scored six straight points, followed by four straight points to take a 12-4 lead. Despite a 3-0 outburst that ended with a kill from
Katie Salphine (Le Roy, N.Y. / Le Roy), Plattsburgh couldn't get any momentum and dropped the third and final set 25-12.