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FISHER 3, UTICA 0 - BOX SCORE

UTICA 3, SUNYIT 1 - BOX SCORE

CCNY 3, UTICA 0 - BOX SCORE

UTICA 3, OSWEGO 2 - BOX SCORE


OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Utica College women's volleyball team went 2-2 over the weekend, defeating SUNYIT 3-1 (30-21, 26-30, 30-23, 30-23) and Oswego St. 3-2 (22-30, 27-30, 32-30, 37-35, 15-12).

UC lost to St. John Fisher 3-0 (20-30, 20-30, 13-30) and City College of New York 3-0 (19-30, 18-30, 22-30). The Pioneers are now 10-17 overall and remain 1-3 in conference play this season.

Senior Karen Crisanti (Geneva/Geneva) had a team high 42 kills and nine blocked shots over the weekend. She also had 56 digs in 15 games. Teammate Andrea Dekker (Reeths-Puffer/Muskegon, MI) added 33 kills, 35 digs, and nine service aces. Freshman Kaitlin Farruggia (Mt. Markham/Leonardsville) tallied 100 assists and nine service aces in 15 games. Mellisa Austin (Beaver River/Castorland) led the team with 65 digs and added 29 kills and nine service aces. Austin currently has 188 kills on the season, which is third on the team behind Dekker (214) and Crisanti (253). Crisanti not only leads the team in kills, but she also leads the team in digs (444) and blocks (57).

Brielle Swerdlin (W. Morris Mendham/Chester, NJ) added 21 kills and four service aces in 15 games. She now has 116 kills and 35 service aces on the season. Mereoni Vunibobo (Cathedral/Jamaica) tallied seven kills, six digs, five blocks and four service aces in 15 games.

UC will return to action Wednesday against Oswego State at the Clark Athletic Center. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
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Friday -

St. John Fisher def. Utica: 30-20, 30-20, 30-13

St. John Fisher Leaders: Hannah Cordes (29 assists, 8 kills, 7 blocks); Kayleigh Cassetta (12 kills, 6 blocks); Sydney Kandefer (7 kills, 5 blocks, 1 ace); Mary Beth Dillon (11 digs).

Utica Leaders: Kaitlin Farruggia (16 assists, 3 aces, 6 digs); Brielle Swerdlin (4 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 3 digs); Andrea Dekker (8 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs, 1 block).

Utica def. SUNYIT: 30-22, 26-30, 30-23, 30-23

Utica Leaders: Karen Crisanti (14 kills, 10 digs, 4 blocks); Melissa Austin (13 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces, 16 digs, 1 block); Andrea Dekker (12 kills, 3 assists, 4 aces, 6 digs, 1 block); Kaitlin Farruggia (30 assists, 8 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs, 2 blocks).

SUNYIT Leaders: Nicole Higgins (44 assists, 6 aces); Hillary Pundt (19 kills, 4 blocks); Tiffany Holthouse (12 kills, 3 blocks).

Saturday -

CCNY def. Utica: 30-19, 30-18, 30-22

CCNY Leaders: Floriana Garo (10 kills, 6 digs); Karina Castro (8 kills, 9 digs, 1 block); Melissa Blass (8 kills, 2 digs); Brenda Tejada (6 kills, 1 block); Leslie Auquilla (23 digs).

Utica Leaders: Karen Crisanti (7 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs, 1 block); Kaitlin Farruggia (4 kills, 11 assists, 2 aces, 4 digs); Andrea Dekker (3 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs, 2 assists).

Utica def. Oswego State: 22-30, 27-30, 32-30, 37-35, 15-12

Utica Leaders: Karen Crisanti (19 kills, 26 digs, 8 blocks, 1 assist, 1 ace); Andrea Dekker (10 kills, 11 digs, 2 assists, 2 aces, 1 block); Melissa Austin (10 kills, 28 digs, 3 aces); Kaitlin Farruggia (4 kills, 43 assists, 12 digs, 2 aces).

Oswego State Leaders: Kim Hayes (21 kills, 3 aces, 14 digs); Heidi Armstrong (15 kills, 14 digs, 3 blocks); Kristen Allen (12 kills, 4 blocks); Amanda McManus (47 assists, 7 kills, 14 digs, 2 aces).