BOX SCORE

After dominating early, the St. John Fisher College volleyball team held on to win 3-2 over host Skidmore College in its opening match of the invitational on Friday evening.

The Cardinals took the first and second sets 25-24 and 25-15 before Skidmore battled back in the third set to stay in the match, winning 25-19. The Thoroughbreds then forced the fifth set by topping Fisher 25-21 in the fourth set. Fisher sealed the win with a 15-9 score in the fifth set.
 
Madison Karwas and Anna Marcy posted double-doubles in kills and digs. Karwas posted a team-high 17 kills with 14 digs while Marcy recorded 24 kills with 10 digs.
 
Brooke Meader and Erica Stickler added 24 assists apiece on offense. Paige Willson added 10 kills with four block assists.
 
Amanda Miller added defensive support with two block solos and Jordan DeMartino led in digs with 23.
 
The Cardinals, who improve to 7-10 overall, take on The Sage Colleges and Middlebury College Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively, to wrap up the Skidmore Invitational.