UTICA, NY- The Utica College volleyball team dropped both games of its Empire 8 Conference pod Saturday as it fell to Nazareth College 3-0 and Alfred University 3-1.
 
Nazareth cruised to a three set victory in the opening game of the day as it won 25-15-, 25-9, and 25-12.  Sophomores Hannah Voss (St. Louis, MO/Oakville) and Nicole Herringshaw (Syracuse, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse) led the way with five kills apiece, while Voss also had a team-high eight assists and five digs. 
 
Freshman Megan Weiss (Windsor, CT/Northwest Catholic) also tallied eight assists, with classmate Monique Fletcher (Waterford, CT/Norwich Free Academy) adding two assists and three digs of her own.
 
Utica got out to a quick start in the second game as it took the first set 25-23, before Alfred countered to win the next three sets (25-22, 25-21, 25-14).  Senior Brandi Blaszak (Marcy, NY/Whitesboro) led UC with 10 kills and four blocks.  She now needs just 32 kills to become the first player in program history to record 1,000 kills in her career.
 
Hannah Voss (St. Louis, MO/Oakville) and Nicole Herringshaw (Syracuse, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse) combined for 14 kills in game two, with Voss adding a team best five service aces, and Herringshaw totaling four blocks.  Junior Andreana Kroup (Gloversville, NY/Gloversville) led the Pioneer defense with 17 digs on the day, while Marissa Faroni (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) tallied eight digs.
 
The Pioneers (5-20) will travel to Rochester next weekend for the RIT Tournament.