Junior Mary Cocking (Bergen, NY/Byron-Bergen) converted 14 digs in the first match and senior Kelly Nowak (Orchard Park, NY/Sacred Heart) had 17 kills in the second match to lead The College at Brockport Volleyball team to matching 3-0 victories Friday in the first round of action at the New York University Invitational Tournament in New York.

Brockport (3-0) defeated Bridgewater State by scores of 25-14, 25-22 and 25-10 before handing Wentworth Institute of Technology a 3-0 loss by scores of 25-18, 25-18 and 25-17.

Brockport will play Montclair State University at 9 am Saturday and is guaranteed to play in one of the 3 pm matches for either first place or third place at the Invitational.

“I was very pleased with the way Jaime (Snyder) stepped up her offensive production,” said head coach Kelly Greapentrog. “We played well as a team and Sarah (Zelko) served the first nine points in the third set with five aces to get us off to a 9-0 lead early.”

Jaime Snyder (Elmira, NY/Thomas Edison) finished with 12 kills to lead the Golden Eagles against Bridgewater State and Sarah Zelko (Elmira, NY/Horseheads) added 20 assists to go along with her five aces. Cocking had 14 digs and Kelly Nowak (Orchard Park, NY/Sacred Heart) chipped in six kills.

In the second match of the evening, Nowak was nearly unstoppable with a team-leading 17 kills and a hitting percentage of .534. Alex Stribing (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) added six aces, Zelko handed out 25 assists while junior Nicole Jones (West Charlton, NY/Galway) and freshman Jessica Senek (Ransomville, NY/Wilson) combined for eight kills and five blocks for the Golden Eagles.