FINAL SCORE: #4 Alfred State 2, #8 Penn State Brandywine 0
FIRST SET: 25-18 | SECOND SET: 25-21
LOCATION: CARC, SUNY Canton
TOURNAMENT RECORDS: Alfred State 1-1, Penn State Brandywine 0-2
ON THE COURT: Fourth-Seeded Alfred State defeated eighth-seeded Penn State Brandywine in two straight sets, 2-0 (25-18, 25-21), to improve to 1-1 in tournament pool play. In the first set, the Pioneers tallied 13 kills with a .458 hitting percentage to give them the advantage over the Nittany Lions.
2015 Student-Athlete of the Year Miranda Biondi contributed 17 assists for the lions in the losing effort.
Janae Hamilton recorded 9 kills for the Pioneers. Bryanna Godfrey recorded 6 digs to go along with USCAA First Team All-American Lera Braun's 20 assists.
QUICK HITTERS:
- USCAA First Team All-American, Janae Hamilton, recorded 9 of the Pioneers 25 total kills
- USCAA Second Team All-American, Miranda Biondi, recorded 5 of the Nittany Lions 19 total digs
- Bryanna Godfrey, recorded 4 kills and 6 digs
- Jess Padley, recorded 6 kills and 4 digs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Janae Hamilton, Alfred State
Tournament Twitter Handles
Florida College |
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SUNY Canton |
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Rochester College |
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Alfred State College |
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St. Mary of the Woods College |
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Berea College |
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Carlow University |
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Penn State Brandywine |
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University of Maine-Fort Kent |
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NHTI |
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