Utica, NY (10/26/12)- The Utica College volleyball team wraps up its season Saturday as it travels to Cazenovia College for a non-conference match up against the Wildcats.  Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Last Time Out: The Pioneers (8-21, 1-7 E8) are coming off a 3-1 win at Sage on Wednesday… Sophomore Madison Bayer (Islip Terrace, NY/East Islip) led the way for UC with 19 kills.  Bayer also had two service aces, and 19 digs, while classmates Chelsea Lauria (Erieville, NY/Cazenovia) (19 assists) and Kellee Furno (Baltimore, MD/Maryvalle) (17 assists) also had impressive evenings… Briona Enny (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) had a season-high 26 digs, with Furno adding 22 digs of her own.

Leading the Way: Bayer leads the team with 211 kills and is tied for first with 24 aces… She is also second on the team with 198 digs… Furno has a team-high 304 assists, and is tied with Bayer for the team-lead in aces… Enny has dominated collecting 287 digs, and freshman, Shauna Murray (Trumansburg, NY/Charles O. Dickerson) has 68 blocks on the season.

Scouting Caz: The Wildcats are 4-24 overall and 2-9 in the NEAC… They are coming off a 3-1 loss at Hartwick on Tuesday… Cazenovia is led by sophomore Juliann Heigel and freshman Samantha McCarthy… Heigel has 188 kills and 68 service aces, while McCarthy has 540 assists, and is third on the team with 217 digs… The Pioneers defeated Caz 3-0 earlier this season.


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