FINAL SCORE: #4 Alfred State College 1, #5 Saint Mary of the Woods College 2

FIRST SET: 25-20 | SECOND SET: 19-25 | Third Set: 13-15

TOURNAMENT RECORDS: Alfred State 1-2, Saint Mary of the Woods 2-1

ON THE COURT: The fourth-seeded Alfred State College Pioneers were upset by the fifth-seeded Saint Mary of the Woods College Pomeroys in a three set match (25-20, 19-25, 13-15). The first set was tied early before Saint Mary of the Woods took a 7-4 lead. Alfred State battled back to tie the game at 10-10 before taking the lead in the set for good, winning it 25-20.  In the second set the Pomeroys quickly got out to a 5-1 lead, which they kept until Alfred State tied it at 16-16. Saint Mary of the Woods got the lead again though and stayed in front to win the set 25-19.  The third set saw the game tied 7-7 and then again at 13-13 before the Pomeroys were able to rally, claiming the next two points and the match.

QUICK HITTERS:

• USCAA All-American Honorable Mention Madeline Howes lead Saint Mary of the Woods with 13 digs
• The Pomeroys were led in kills by a trio of players with 6 each: McKenzi Kumpf, Brylie Riddell, and Autum Loughead
• 2015 USCAA First Team All-American Lera Braun lead Alfred State with 19 digs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Madeline Howes, Saint Mary of the Woods College

NEXT UP:  Top-seeded Florida College Falcons take on ninth-seeded University of Maine-Fort Kent at 11:30am. Second-seeded SUNY Canton will take on the Yankee Conference champions, NHTI Lynx. 

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