CLINTON, N.Y. – Junior outside hitter Kaylene Noble once again could not be contained as the St. John Fisher women's volleyball team (7-1) won its seventh consecutive match on Friday, taking down SUNY Morrisville (5-3, 0-0 SUNYAC) in four sets to open the Hamilton College Tournament.
Noble slammed 18 kills to surpass 800 for her collegiate career while hitting .400 in the contest. Already named Empire 8 Player of the Week twice this season, Noble has logged hitting percentages over .300 in six of Fisher's first eight matches.
How It Happened: St. John Fisher 3, SUNY Morrisville 1
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The Cardinals jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first set, which they won 25-15. Morrisville had 12 attacking errors in the opening frame.
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The Cardinals also dominated the second set, taking that one 25-12. They had five total blocks in the set as Morrisville once again struggled offensively, committing 11 more attacking errors.
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After dropping the third set 25-22, the Cardinals wasted little time securing the match in the fourth frame, jumping out to a nine-point lead en route to another 25-12 win. Noble had five kills in each of the last two sets.
Match Notes
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The victory moved Fisher head coach Kelly Greapentrog one away from 300 for her career.
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Noble had nine digs and three block assists to go with her 18 kills. She accounted for 19.5 points.
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Freshman Kalyna Dannenberg had nine kills, 11 digs and two service aces. Sophomore Lydia Fraser added five kills and six digs.
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Senior setter Reilly Morrow tallied a match-high 32 assists. She also had four kills, two service aces and two block assists.
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Junior Ana Gutman led the Cardinals with four total blocks. Senior Madalyn Bouton had three.
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Senior libero Kiera Hartpence led the Cardinals with 32 digs.
Up Next
The Cardinals face host Hamilton and Clark at noon and 2 p.m., respectively, on Saturday.
