ROCHESTER, NY – The SUNY Brockport women's volleyball team dropped a five-set Empire 8 battle (25-23, 26-24, 23-25, 22-25, 10-15) on the road against Nazareth University on Friday evening at the Robert A. Kidera Gym. With the decision, the Golden Eagles fall to 7-9 overall and 1-4 in Empire 8 conference play.
Brockport generated 60 total kills on the night, led by outside hitter
Kaylee Dickerson-Holly, who put together a double-double performance with a match-high 22 kills and 15 digs while hitting .273.
Ana Parella delivered an efficient outing on the attack, hitting .333 with 12 kills.
Luba Butcher recorded nine kills, four service aces, and 16 digs, while
Madisen Jones added seven kills on a .313 hitting percentage.
Setter
Kaitlyn Jewett directed the Golden Eagles' rotation, setting up 45 assists to go along with eight digs and three service aces.
Defensively, libero
Elsie Logan anchored the back row with a team-high 22 digs.
Grace Ippoliti added 13 digs to aid the back-row effort. Middle blocker
Maddy Howell recorded three total blocks (one solo, two assists) at the net.
Brockport gained early momentum by edging out the Golden Flyers in the opening two frames, earning a 25-23 win in set one before pulling out a 26-24 victory in extra points in set two. However, Nazareth rallied back to claim the third (25-23) and fourth (25-22) sets to force a decisive fifth frame. In the final set, the Golden Flyers capitalized on attack errors to secure a 15-10 set victory and seal the match.
Up Next: Brockport returns home to host Empire 8 opponent St. John Fisher University in the Jim & John Vlogianitis Gymnasium on Saturday, October 17th at 2:00 PM.
