Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill women's volleyball team extended their current winning streak to three matches in impressive fashion on Saturday afternoon sweeping a home triangular meet versus Keuka College and Mitchell College at the Iorio Gymnasium. With the non-conference victories the Fighting Tigers move to 3-8 overall on the season to date.
The Orange & Black opened the day by downing the visiting Wolves of Keuka College by scores of 25-20, 25-22, 21-25, 16-25 and 15-5 to claim the victory.
Once again, the Fighting Tiger front line proved formidable as sophomore outside hitter
MacKenzie Larson, Winterset, Iowa, Winterset High School, posted a team high of 12 kills to go with 19 digs, four service aces and a pair of total blocks while sophomore middle hitter
Alexis Miranda, Nashua, N.H., Nashua North High School, continued her strong play at the net with 10 kills and two total blocks.
Senior setter
Maleigha Ellithorpe, Cazenovia, N.Y., Cazenovia High School/Onondaga Community College, quarterbacked the team's attack to perfection in the match with 34 assists, seven digs and a pair of total blocks with sophomore libero
Victoria O'Bar, Middlebury, Conn., Nonnewaug High School, chipping in 21 digs, three assists and two service aces in the win.
Cobleskill closed out the day with a 3-1 win over the Mitchell College Mariners by set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 23-25 and 25-22.
Once again
MacKenzie Larson was a force in the victory with 17 kills, 15 digs and nine service aces with junior opposite side hitter
Chase Mizell, Seville, Ohio, National Inventors Hall-of-Fame STEM, contributing eight kills, three total blocks and three digs to the team's totals.
The Fighting Tiger setter corps was also a major factor in the win as
Maleigha Ellithorpe had 27 assists, seven digs and a service ace while sophomore
Kasey Orlowski, Hewitt, N.J., West Milford High School, went for eight assists, six digs and a kill on the day.
Cobleskill will return to action on Tuesday September 21 when they travel to Utica, N.Y. to meet the Pioneers of Utica College for a non-conference contest beginning at 7:00 p.m.
