GENESEO, NY (nazathletics.com) - #7 Women's Volleyball traveled to the Carl Schrader Gym on Saturday to take on #2 SUNY Geneseo in the First Round of the Empire 8 Championship, falling in three sets.
This loss ends the season for the Golden Flyers with a 8-16 overall and 5-6 conference record. Geneseo is now 15-9, 8-3 respectively.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Geneseo started the first set with a 3-0 run, before Nazareth took their own run 4-0. The Knights and Golden Flyers traded back-and-forth points with kills by Leah Fusilli, Chelsea Plummer, Lake Ziober, and Macy Quibell. Geneseo pulled away at the end, winning 25-16.
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The second set saw a similar back-and-forth for the first eight points. After this, Geneseo was able to take a 6 point run stopped by a kill from Alana Lucey. Despite Nazareth kills breaking up the Geneseo point runs, it was not enough to stop Geneseo from winning the set 25-18.
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Geneseo took an early lead in the third set, quickly climbing to a 20-5 score. Nazareth responded with a 6 point run, starting with a service ace from Kathryn Barba. Geneseo shut it down to end the set with a 25-12 score.
GAME NOTES:
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Fusilli led the Golden Flyers in kills with 7, followed by Lucey with 5.
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Lucey also led in blocks with 4.
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Plummer, Hailey Trank and Gretchen Klossner all had service aces.
UP NEXT
This match wraps up the 2026 season for the Nazareth Golden Flyers.
