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The College at Brockport volleyball team earned one win in two matches, beating Oswego 3-1, as the Golden Eagles hosted the first day of State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Pool Play on Friday.

Senior Kelly Nowak (Orchard Park, NY/Sacred Heart) registered 29 kills and 25 digs in two matches, and fellow senior Breanna Horton (Owego, NY/Owego) turned in 27 assists and 23 digs to lead the Golden Eagles (12-19, 2-4 SUNYAC) to a 1-1 finish on Friday.

In the first match, Brockport won the first two sets against Oswego, 25-16 and 25-14. The Lakers came back to win the third set, 27-25, before the Golden Eagles closed the match with a 25-21 decision in the fourth set. Nowak recorded a double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs, and also smacked seven aces. Junior Alex Stribing (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) tacked on 13 digs.

Brockport fell short in its second match of the day, losing 3-1 to Geneseo. The Golden Eagles captured the first set, 25-23, but Geneseo won the next three sets, 26-24, 25-23 and 25-18. Nowak earned her second double-double of the day with 16 kills and 11 digs. Junior Sarah Zelko (Elmira, NY/Horseheads) finished the match with 36 assists.

“I thought we played incredible defense against Geneseo,” head coach Kelly Greapentrog said. “Breanna Horton really stepped up for us with a career-high 19 digs.”

For more results on all the day's matches click here.

The Golden Eagles get back on the court at 10 am tomorrow to face Buffalo State, and finish the tournament with a 2 pm mach against Fredonia.