3
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 7-10, 3-1
0
Houghton HOUGHTON 8-8, 2-2
Winner
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
7-10, 3-1
3
Final
0
Houghton HOUGHTON
8-8, 2-2
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 25 25 25 (3)
Houghton HOUGHTON 18 23 22 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Highlanders Fall to Cardinals in Three

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Despite some hard-nosed resilience, the Houghton Highlanders fell to conference rival St. John Fisher College on Wednesday, 3-0. 

Houghton made things interesting, but a lack of offensive attack and too many defensive errors could not overcome the Cardinals.

Game Vitals
Score: Houghton – 0 | St. John Fisher – 3 (18-25, 23-25, 22-25)
Records: Houghton: 8-8 (2-2 Empire 8) | St. John Fisher: 7-10 (3-1 AMCC)
Venue: Nielsen Center, Houghton College | Attendance: 76

Key Moments
>> After playing to an early 4-4 dead heat, the Cardinals rattled off 15 of the next 17 points, including eight in a row at one stretch, to take a commanding 19-7 lead.  While the Highlanders battled back, winning 11 of the last 16 points, the deficit proved insurmountable.
 
>> In the second set, Fisher took the opening point before Houghton won seven in a row, and later held a 12-6 lead before the Cardinals battled back.
 
With the score 21-20 in favor of the Highlanders, Fisher nabbed four straight points, including two on kills by Madison Karwas.  Houghton drew back within one, but a ball handling error gave the Cardinals the match.
 
>> Down to their final set, the Highlanders battled throughout the third game.  With Fisher holding a 23-20 advantage, a kill by Ally Bittinger and a block by Kaylee Haller and Naomi Prentice brought Houghton within one.
 
Fisher answered with a kill of their own before a controversial call by the floor official gave the Cardinals the match.
 
Key Stats
>> Fisher converted on 22 percent of their attacks, while Houghton managed to score on only 6.2 percent of their attacks.
>> The Highlanders owned the net, outblocking the Cardinals 10-6.
>> Erica Barney picked up 12 kills and five digs for Houghton.

Coach's Corner
"Unfortunately, we did not deal well with the pressure tonight.  We struggled with communication, didn't adjust to their offense and simply committed too many errors on our side." –Coach Nancy Cole

Next Time Out
The Highlanders continue their three-game conference stretch on Saturday when they host Stevens Institute of Technology at 11:00am and Elmira College at 4:00pm.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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