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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Stevens halted Nazareth's women's volleyball winning streak at 17 matches Sunday as the Ducks downed the Golden Flyers in four sets 25-19, 25-20, 18-25, 25-18 during the third and final day of competition at the Empire 8 Conference Crossover Tournament at Ithaca.

Earlier Sunday, Nazareth defeated St. John Fisher in four sets 23-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-17. Nazareth finished the tournament with a 7-1 conference record and now stands at 25-6 overall. The Ducks also defeated Ithaca in three sets to finish 8-0 in conference matches and to gain the top seed for the Empire 8 Conference Tournament Nov. 8.

Nazareth will be the second seed and will play third-seeded Fisher in one semifinal match. Stevens will play fourth-seeded RIT in the other semifinal.

Against Stevens, freshman Audrey Zimmerman had 13 kills and junior Katelynn Reed had 10. Junior Kate Zwickl had 33 assists to go with 13 digs. Junior Mallorie Clary# had a career-best 32 digs.

In the Fisher match, junior Carra Vanderstyne paced Nazareth with 14 kills, two aces and 11 digs. Senior Laura Persico added 12 kills, while Zimmerman and Reed each had 11. Zwickl continued to impress with 43 assists and Clary had 24 digs.