WILLIAMS BOXSCORE l SCRANTON BOXSCORE l CUMULATIVE STATS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth defeated Williams in five games (19-30, 32-34, 30-17, 30-21, 15-9) then Scranton in three games (30-27, 30-21, 30-27) to finish second in its invitational. Cortland won the tie-breaker as it defeated the Golden Flyers in their head to head match Friday.
Williams took the early two-game lead over the Golden Flyers but Nazareth was able to rally in the final three games to win the match. Junior Laura Persico recorded a team-high 21 kills while senior Elizabeth Tregan added 17 kills and sophomore Katelynn Reed had 12 kills. Sophomore Kate Zwickl finished with 60 assists while sophomore Natasha Villane had 24 digs for the Golden Flyers.

Nazareth won its third match of the invitational later Saturday afternoon as it defeated Scranton in three games. Persico recorded a team-high 15 kills against Scranton while Tregan finished with 12 kills. The Golden Flyers also received strong performances from sophomore Emily Payne, who recorded eight kills on 11 attempts, and Reed, who recorded 10 kills on 14 attempts. Zwickl finished with 44 assists against Scranton while sophomore Mallorie Clary finished with 12 digs.

The Golden Flyers will play in the Plattsburgh Tournament in their next set of matches, October 5-6.


Invitational Results
Friday, September 28:
Cortland def. Nazareth 3-1 (30-21, 30-28, 14-30, 30-24)
Williams def. RIT 3-1(26-30, 30-21, 30-16, 30-21)
Cortland def. Scranton 3-1 (30-25, 29-31, 34-32, 30-25)
Scranton def. Williams 3-0 (30-25, 30-22, 30-25)

Saturday, September 29:
Nazareth def. Williams 3-2 (19-30, 32-34, 30-17, 30-21, 15-9)
RIT def. Scranton 3-1 (30-32, 30-24, 30-26, 30-23)
Cortland def. Williams 3-1 (30-25, 33-35, 30-21, 30-23)
Nazareth def. Scranton 3-0 (30-27, 30-25, 30-27)


Tournament MVP
Tiffany Chatman, Cortland

All-Tournament Team:
Brittney Horton, Cortland
Melissa Pun, Williams
Jessica Schaffer, RIT
Jacqueline Pisano, Scranton
Mallorie Clary, Nazareth
Laura Persico, Nazareth