Nazareth College Athletics

ROCHESTER, NY (nazathetics.com) - Nazareth Women's Volleyball (2-6) closed out its weekend invitational with a 3-0 sweep of SUNY Delhi (1-11), Saturday afternoon inside Kidera Gymnasium. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Nazareth fell behind 9-5 early before rallying to tie the set at 13-13. After SUNY Delhi regained a 14-13 edge, the Golden Flyers answered with a 5-0 run, including kills from Leah Fusilli and Sarah Harvey, to take an 18-15 lead. Nazareth then closed on a 7-1 stretch, highlighted by three straight Hailey Trank service aces, to win 25-17.
• The Golden Flyers overcame an early 5-4 deficit in the second set, using a 5-1 run to move ahead 10-6 and later extending the lead to 17-14. SUNY Delhi cut the margin to 20-19, but Nazareth responded with kills from Alana Lucey and Harvey to push back to 23-19 before closing out the 25-20 win.
• Nazareth controlled the third set from the start, opening with a 4-0 run behind a Lucey kill, Harvey service ace and SUNY Delhi attack error. The Golden Flyers continued to pull away, using a 7-0 run to build a 14-3 advantage and later a 5-0 stretch to make it 19-6. Trank added two more aces during a 3-0 run that made it 22-7, and Nazareth finished off the sweep, 25-10.

GAME NOTES

• Alana Lucey registered a team-high 11 kills at a .458 clip in the sweep, her second match this season with double digit kills and third time hitting .300 or better. 
• Hailey Trank picked up a team-best 26 assists and five service aces against the Broncos, leading Nazareth to a .247 attack percentage across three sets. Trank has logged 20 or more assists in three matches so far this fall. 
• Leah Fusilli and Macy Quibell contributed three blocks apiece and combined for 13 kills at .410. The pair led to Nazareth a 5-1 block advantage over SUNY Delhi. 
• Gretchen Klossner chipped in 11 digs and three service aces in the Golden Flyer back row, her fifth contest with double figure digs. 

UP NEXT 
Nazareth travels to Buffalo State for a midweek nonconference match, Tuesday, Sept. 22. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. in Buffalo, NY. 

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