#4 Alfred State 3, #7 Carlow University 1

FINAL SCORE: #4 Alfred State 3, #7 Carlow University 1

FIRST SET: 29-31 | SECOND SET: 25-17 | THIRD SET: 25-23 | FOURTH SET: 25-19

LOCATION: CARC, SUNY Canton

TOURNAMENT RECORDS: Alfred State 2-3, Carlow University 3-2

ON THE COURT: Fourth-seeded Alfred State Pioneers defeated seventh-seeded Carlow University Celtics in four sets, 3-1 (29-31, 25-17, 25-23, 25-19), to improve to 2-3 overall and advance to the semi-finals. The Pioneers tallied 59 total kills and 78 total digs to earn them the victory and advance to the next round in elimination play.
Grace Hall led the Pioneers to victory with 15 kills and 5 digs.
Lera Braun led the Pioneers in digs recording 20 of the teams 78.
Kelsey Bonk tallied 35 of the Celtics 74 total.
Kassidy Dickson had the team high of 13 kills for the Celtics.

QUICK HITTERS:

  • 2015 USCAA First Team All-American, Lera Braun, recorded 3 kills and 20 digs
  • 2015 USCAA First Team All-American, Carly Bonk, recorded 11 kills and 11 digs
  • 2015 USCAA Second Team All-American, Janae Hamilton, recorded 18 kills and 3 digs
  • 2015 USCAA Second Team All-American, Kelsey Bonk, recorded a team high 35 digs 

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Grace Hall, Alfred State

NEXT UP: Alfred State will advance to the semi-finals of the USCAA Volleyball National Championships to play Saint Mary of the Woods out of Pool A. Carlow ends the tournament with an overall record of 3-2.

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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