Eagles Edge St. John Fisher
Ithaca, N.Y.- The Juniata women’s volleyball team closed their weekend trip at Ithaca College with a win as they toppled St. John Fisher, 3-1 (25-13, 23-25, 25-19, 25-10), Saturday afternoon at Ben Light Gymnasium.
Ithaca, N.Y.- The Juniata women's volleyball team closed their weekend trip at Ithaca College with a win as they toppled St. John Fisher, 3-1 (25-13, 23-25, 25-19, 25-10), Saturday afternoon at Ben Light Gymnasium.
Victoria Taylor (Middletown, Del. / Delaware Military Academy) led the team in kills again with 12, to go with a .367 hitting percentage and five digs. Jenna Nymick (South Park, Pa. / South Park HS) added five kills with a .333 hitting percentage, Olivia Foley (Coldwater, Mich / Coldwater HS) had 31 assists and seven digs while Kiona Sky Rousset-Hernandez (Rio Grande, Puerto Rico / Colegio Bautista de Carolina HS) tallied 17 assists, five assists and three aces. Aly Reardon (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West HS) totaled four kills, two assists, and 15 digs.
Juniata hit over .300 in three of the four sets and completely locked down the Cardinal offense throughout the match. The best St. John Fisher managed was .056 in the first set. JC dropped set two because they hit a cold -.080 as the offense stalled for a set before they got back on track. The Eagles captured the third set at 25-19 and dominated the final frame, 25-10.
Juniata will take on Randolph-Macon in their home opener, the Asics Invitational, Friday at 6:30.