NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The College at Brockport volleyball team picked up their fifth conference win of the season Friday afternoon against New Paltz in four sets. The Golden Eagles record improves to an even 9-9 and 5-1 in conference play. With the win, the Green and Gold jumped Cortland on the SUNYAC leaderboard, currently sitting second overall behind Geneseo.
 
The Golden Eagles came out strong in the first two sets, notching a 25-19 and 25-23 win to start the night. Between the two sets, the Green and Gold combined for 19 kills, accounting for more than half of their total sum on the night. The Golden Eagles and the Hawks traded scores for much of the first set, but two key scoring runs towards the end with timely kills by Elena Grossman, Kerri McHale and Lindsey Luce allowed the team to secure the win.
 
The second set saw a bit of a different pattern, as the Golden Eagles put four quick points on the board with kills by Luce and Grossman and a service ace from Ellen Paddock that allowed the team to maintain a lead for the remainder of the set. The Green and Gold struggled to maintain offensive momentum into the third, allowing the Hawks to pick up a dominating 25-8 win to send them to the fourth set.
 
Megan Muehlbauer, Jordan Thompson, and Luce were the strength the Golden Eagles needed in the fourth set to close out the night, providing timely kills and blocks to notch a 25-23 win. Luce, Grossman and Mastro accounted for 22 of the teams 35 kills. Paddock, Muehlbauer and Paddock were essential on the serve, recording six aces amongst them. The offense may have sealed the win for the Golden Eagles but their success wouldn't have been possible without the strength of their defense. Paddock, Shelby Budnick and Mastro received 20, 13 and 11 digs respectively, putting the Green and Gold in key positions to execute on the other side of the ball.
 
The Golden Eagles will close out another conference heavy weekend tomorrow afternoon against Oneonta at 1 p.m.