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Lydia Fraser WVB
Abel Austin
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Winner St. John Fisher SJF 19-1,4-0 Empire 8
0
Russell Sage Sage 8-8,3-2 Empire 8
Winner
St. John Fisher SJF
19-1,4-0 Empire 8
3
Final
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Russell Sage Sage
8-8,3-2 Empire 8
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
St. John Fisher SJF 25 25 25 (3)
Russell Sage Sage 20 9 17 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Mike Hogan, Athletics Communications Coordinator

Women's Volleyball Rolls Russell Sage For 19th Consecutive Win

ALBANY, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher women's volleyball team swept Russell Sage on Saturday to match Virginia Wesleyan and East Texas Baptist for the longest active winning streak (19 matches) in NCAA Division III. 

The Cardinals (19-1, 4-0 Empire 8) have swept each of their last 11 opponents and 15 overall this season. Sage fell to 8-8 overall (3-2 Empire 8) with the loss. 

Junior Kaylene Noble led the Cardinals with 11 kills, while freshman Kalyna Dannenberg had 10 and hit .471. Sophomore Lydia Fraser slammed nine kills while hitting .412 to go with four service aces, a team high. 

How It Happened

  • Noble had six kills while hitting .286 to lead the Cardinals to a 25-20 victory in the first set. Dannenberg contributed with five kills. 

  • The Cardinals cruised to a 25-9 victory in the second set behind four kills and three service aces from Fraser. Fisher scored the first 11 points in the frame. 

  • The Cardinals aced six serves as they finished off the sweep 25-17 in the third set. Dannenberg and Noble each had three kills in the frame. 

Match Notes

  • The match marked Dannenberg's eighth this season with a .300 hitting percentage or better. She's reached double-digit kills in 15 of the Cardinals' 20 contests this season. 

  • Noble recorded her sixth consecutive match and 17th overall this season with 10 kills or more. She leads the Empire 8 in kills (252) and hitting percentage (.313).

  • Fraser led the team with 13 total points, while Dannenberg finished with 12.5 and Noble amassed 11.5.

  • The Cardinals as a team racked up 39 kills and logged a .306 hitting percentage, their fourth highest of the season. 

  • The Cardinals finished the match with 14 service aces. Along with Fraser, Dannenberg (2) and seniors Isabella Mahar (3) and Marilyn Whitcavitch (2) also accounted for multiple aces. 

  • Senior setter Reilly Morrow tallied a match-best 23 assists. 

  • Junior Ana Gutman led the Cardinals with three total blocks. She's had three or more in 10 of Fisher's 20 matches. 

Up Next

The Cardinals face Keuka at 6 p.m. next Friday in Keuka, New York.


 
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