Quincy, MA – SUNY Delhi Women's Volleyball traveled to Eastern Nazarene College for a North Atlantic Conference tri-match with the Lions and SUNY Canton. The Broncos split the two games, securing a five-set victory over Canton but experiencing a loss to Nazarene. Senior Chloe Elsenbeck, with eight service aces today, surpasses alumni Taylor Tsatsis (2017-2020) as the all-time service ace leader with a total of 164 career aces.
THE BASICS
Game One
Score: SUNY Delhi Broncos 3 | SUNY Canton Kangaroos 2
(25-12, 25-13, 20-25, 20-25, 15-8)
Records: SUNY Delhi (6-13,4-3) | SUNY Canton (5-18, 2-6)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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The Broncos came out on fire, taking the first seven points as Jaiden Venute picked up four service aces in the run. They continued to dominate the set, eventually winning it 25-12.
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The second frame would be much tighter, with the two teams even at 7-7 before Delhi ran away with an 18-6 score, eventually winning it 25-13.
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The Kangaroos rallied back and took the next two sets to send the match into a fifth-set tiebreaker.
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After finding themselves down early at 2-4 in the fifth set, Delhi fought back to even it at 7-7. That's when they took over and finished the match on an 8-1 run to defeat the Roos for the second time this season.
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Three Broncos ended with double-digit kills, with Chloe Elsenbeck (New Hartford, NY) leading with 15 kills, and freshman Finley Benn (Cleveland, OH) and senior Sage Renneisen (Blue Point, NY) both adding 10 each. Elsenbeck's 15 kills were the most by anyone this year, and Benn's 10 were a career-high.
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Junior Jaiden Venute (Flushing, NY) came just three assists shy of alumni Kristen Tucker's record of 47 in 2010, with 44 total assists. She also played a key role in serving, recording a career-high nine service aces.
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Elsenbeck's two service aces were just enough to elevate her to the top of SUNY Delhi Volleyball's All-Time Service Ace Leaders with a total of 158, passing alumni Taylor Tsatsis (2017-2020).
THE BASICS
Game Two
Score: SUNY Delhi Broncos 0 | Eastern Nazarene Lions 3
(7-25, 23-25, 16-25)
Records: SUNY Delhi (6-14,4-4) | Eastern Nazarene (21-2, 8-0)
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After a challenging first set, Delhi managed to turn things around early in the second, taking an 8-3 lead. However, Nazarene mounted a comeback and surged ahead with a 20-13 advantage before the Broncos responded with a 9-2 scoring run, leveling the score at 22-22. In the end, the Lions secured the second set with a score of 25-23 before ultimately closing out the match in the third.
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Renneisen ended with the team-high six kills as Elsenbeck posted six service aces.
UP NEXT FOR THE BRONCOS
Delhi Women's Volleyball will return home to host Utica on Tuesday, October 24th.
