PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Junior outside hitter Kaylene Noble slammed 18 kills while hitting .429 to lead the St. John Fisher women's volleyball team to a sweep of Utica (10-16, 2-6 Empire 8) on Friday night at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym.
The Cardinals (23-1, 8-0 Empire 8) won their 23rd consecutive match and recorded their 15th straight sweep with the victory. Both of those respective streaks are the longest in program history during the rally scoring era.
Fisher remains tied with East Texas Baptist for the longest active winning streak in Division III.
How It Happened
Noble couldn't be stopped from the get-go, slamming six kills while hitting .600 in the first set to lead the Cardinals to a 25-16 victory. She recorded three of those kills during the Cardinals' 5-0 run to end the frame.
The Cardinals took the second set 25-17 behind five more kills from Noble, who hit .333 in the frame. Freshman Kalyna Dannenber contributed four kills while hitting .375.
Noble ended her tear through the Pioneers with seven kills, one fewer than Utica's kill leader had in the entire match, as Fisher finished off the sweep with a 25-15 victory in the third set. Noble ended the set with a .385 hitting percentage.
Match Notes
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The Cardinals have swept 19 total matches this season. They need two more to tie the program's rally scoring-era record of 21.
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Fisher has won 15 consecutive matches against conference teams (including postseason) and owns a 32-2 overall record since a four-set loss to Nazareth on Oct. 23 of last season.
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The match marked Noble's sixth with 15 or more kills this season. She's had 18 in three matches this season.
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Noble also tallied 15 digs in the match as part of her team-leading seventh double-double of the season.
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Noble needs just 10 more kills to reach 1,000 for her collegiate career.
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Noble has hit .300 or better in 15 of Fisher's 24 matches this season. She's hit .400 or better in eight of those contests, including three in a row.
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Sophomore Lydia Fraser slammed nine kills while hitting .292.
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Freshman Kalyna Dannenberg finished with eight kills and a service ace.
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Junior Ana Gutman racked up eight kills while hitting .500. She's hit over .300 in seven consecutive contests.
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The Cardinals surpassed 50 kills for the fourth time this season, slamming 51 while hitting .305 as a team.
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Senior setter Reilly Morrow tallied 37 assists and had two service aces.
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Senior libero Kiera Hartpence had 13 digs.
Up Next
The Cardinals host SUNY Poly at noon on Saturday. They will honor their seniors before the match.
