#4 Alfred State 2, #8 Penn State Brandywine 0

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

NEXT UP: Top-Seeded Florida College takes on fifth-seeded St. Mary of the Woods at 3:45pm. Eighth-Seeded Penn State Brandywine and ninth-seeded University of Maine Fort Kent will both play their third game of the day at 5:00pm in CARC.
 

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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