Utica, NY – Delhi Women's Volleyball travelled to Utica for a late-night match after a five-set thriller the night before, falling in three sets.
THE BASICS
Score: SUNY Delhi Broncos 0 | Utica Pioneers 3 (24-26, 19-25, 25-20)
Records: SUNY Delhi (2-9) |Utica University (9-7)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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The first set would see the score locked in at 20-20 after the Broncos climbed back from a 12-18 deficit. The Pioneers then grabbed four of the next five points and looked to end the set, but a Sage Renneisen (Blue Point, NY) kill, Madelyn Diep (Baldwinsville, NY) service ace and a Utica error leveled the set at 24-24. The next two points would be a Utica service ace and a kill to edge out the first set.
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Delhi worked hard to turn the momentum around in the second, taking an 11-6 lead. However, Utica would come back to win 25-19 as six Broncos combined for 13 kills in the set.
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In the third set, after being tied at 9 points each, the Broncos went on a 10-5 run, which was capped off by a block from Katelyn Babcock (Monticello, NY) and Laurel Poston (Moncks Corner, SC), forcing a Utica timeout. The home team would answer and end up taking the final set 25-20.
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Renneisen led the team with 10 kills, while Poston recorded 14 assists. Diep had another solid game, leading the team in both digs and service receptions with 12 and 19, respectively.
WHATS NEXT FOR THE BRONCOS
Delhi Volleyball will head out to their first North Atlantic Conference action of the season, traveling to SUNY Cobleskill on October 4th.
