Liz Towne

Women's Volleyball

Nazareth knocks off Brockport in 4

Golden Flyers improve to 9-6

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BROCKPORT, N .Y. -- Visiting Nazareth improved its overall record to 9-6 Wednesday with a four-set non-conference victory over Brockport in women's volleyball. Scores were 25-16, 25-23, 12-25, 25-22.

Freshman Aubrey Cooke had seven kills and six digs and junior Kristi Custer and Megan Rogers had six kills as did freshman Liz Towne.

Senior setter Kate Zwickl contributed 24 assists and freshman Brittany Crocetti had 11. Senior Mallorie Clary had a team-best 12 digs.

It was Nazareth's second win over Brockport in four days as the Golden Flyers also won in four sets at last week's RIT Invitational.

Brockport trailed 16-11 in the first set and battled to within two points at 17-15 before Nazareth used an 8-1 run to end the game including three consecutive service aces by Clary.

In set two, Brockport led by six points at 16-10 before the Golden Flyers battled back to tie the game at 18-18. It was back and forth scoring, until Nazareth earned a point on a Brockport error and a service ace by Clary to take a two point lead. The Golden Flyers sealed the win on a kill by Towne.

The Golden Eagles soared to a 25-12 win in the third set. Alyssa Fitchette registered seven of her match-high 19 kills in the set.

Brockport took an early 8-3 lead in the final set but couldn't hold on as the score was tied five different times with the last one coming at 19-19. Nazareth led 23-21 and finished the game on a kill by Custer and a block by Cooke.

Brockport totaled seven more kills than Nazareth; however the Golden Flyers recorded 14 service aces to earn their seventh consecutive win over the Golden Eagles.

Nazareth travels to Hartwick this weekend to compete in the first leg of the Empire 8 Conference Crossover. Nazareth plays Alfred and Elmira Saturday and St. John Fisher and Utica Sunday.
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