Jessica Barry and Melissa Newcomb
Jessica Barry and Melissa Newcomb helped Nazareth cap a 3-0 win over Buffalo State
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Buffalo State BUF 1-3
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Winner Nazareth NAZARETH 2-3
Buffalo State BUF
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Final
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Nazareth NAZARETH
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Buffalo State BUF 21 24 17 (0)
Nazareth NAZARETH 25 26 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Late Second Set Rally gives Nazareth a 3-0 win

ROCHESTER, NY --  After trailing early in the second set, the Nazareth College women's volleyball team rallied to score five straight points and finished the set with 10-of-the-last-12 points for a 26-24 win and used that momentum to complete a 3-0 victory over Buffalo State Friday night on the first day of competition at the Rochester Invitational.

The tournament features 11 teams playing at the University of Rochester and RIT. The Nazareth (2-3) win over Buffalo State (1-3) was played at the University of Rochester. Nazareth won by set scores of 25-21, 26-24 and 25-17.

Nazareth took the lead in the first set at 12-11 after Buffalo State started strong. With the score tied at 16-16, the Golden Flyers went on a 9-3 run to end the set and post the 25-21 victory. Senior Delaney Martin led the team with four kills in the first set and junior Jessica Barry handed out 12 assists.

In the second set, Buffalo State jumped to another early lead and held a convincing 14-5 edge before Nazareth started its comeback. The Golden Flyers trimmed the lead to seven points twice including 16-9 but the Bengals stretched the lead to 20-10.

Nazareth started its late rally with five straight points to close to within 20-15 before Buffalo State called a time out. Coming out of the break, Nazareth scored 4-of-5 points and added a 4-0 run to tie the score at 23-23.

Buffalo State scored next to take a 24-23 lead but Martin recorded a block and two kills to lead Nazareth to the come-from-behind 26-24 win.

In the third set, Nazareth broke open a close game with a 9-2 run to take a 17-9 lead. After the teams traded points, freshman Janay Douglas and senior Danielle Synowski converted kills to close out the set and the match.

For the day, Martin had 11 kills, Barry added 35 assists while Synowski chipped in eight kills and 10 digs. Sophomore McKenzie Hart led the defense with 12 digs. The Golden Flyers recorded eight aces with Barry, Synowski and freshman Paiton Basinski each recording two.

Nazareth continues play at the tournament Saturday with matches against Canton at 1 pm and Cortland at 3 pm with both matches played at the University of Rochester.
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