ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Junior Olivia Quick registered 10 kills on 11 attempts and added eight assists and three service aces Tuesday as third-seeded Nazareth made short work of sixth-seeded Utica in a women's volleyball match by winning in three efficient sets. Scores were 25-8, 25-14, 25-13.

The victory, in a first-round match of the Empire 8 Conference Tournament played at Nazareth's Kidera Gym, improved Nazareth's overall record to 5-2 and sets up a semifinal date at second-seeded Elmira Thursday night. Elmira drew a first-round bye as the tournament's second seed. Elmira defeated Nazareth in a regular-season match on March 15. Utica is 1-4 overall.

Against Utica, Nazareth had 37 kills overall against just eight hitting errors on 70 swings for a .414 hitting percentage. Quick's percentage of .909 was the most efficient. Sophomore Kaylee Kelly added eight kills and three aces and Eva Lyko added six kills on seven attempts for a .857 success rate.

Quick had four kills in each of the first two sets to help Nazareth take a commanding two-set advantage. Nazareth added 15 kills in the third set with Kelly, Lyko and Julia Cavanaugh each generating three.

Other statistics included 21 assists for freshman setter Kelly Taylor, nine digs for sophomore libero Kelsey Ludwig, five kills and six digs for McKenzie Hart and three blocks for Cavanaugh.