Morgan Brace sets to Katie Naprawa
3
Winner Houghton Hough 4-9,1-0 Empire 8
2
Keuka Keuka 5-9,1-1 Empire 8
Winner
Houghton Hough
4-9,1-0 Empire 8
3
Final
2
Keuka Keuka
5-9,1-1 Empire 8
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Houghton Hough 25 23 17 25 15 (3)
Keuka Keuka 19 25 25 23 10 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Highlanders Open E8 Play With Five-Set Win Over Keuka

KEUKA PARK, NY – Ainslie Reimer collected her fourth double-double of the season as the Houghton Highlanders pulled out a five-set victory over the Keuka Wolves on Friday night to open Empire 8 conference play.
 
After the Highlanders posted a victory in the first set, the Wolves battled back to take the next two.
 
With their backs against the wall, Houghton trailed, 22-21, late in the fourth set.  But a kill by Lilly Bentley, and back-to-back aces from Natalie Rivera put the Highlanders back in the driver's seat, 24-22. 
 
Keuka picked up a kill to pull within a point, but Reimer put the game in the books, with a kill from Logan Baer.
 
The Highlanders then used the momentum from their match-tying win to jump out to a 13-3 lead in the match-deciding fifth set.  Keuka, though, would not go quietly, quickly reeling off seven straight points to cut the Houghton lead to 13-10.
 
But kills from Katie Naprawa and Ella Smith sealed the match for the Highlanders.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 3 | Keuka – 2 
Records: Houghton: 4-9 (1-0 Empire 8) | Keuka: 5-9 (1-1 Empire 8)
Scores: 25-19, 23-25, 17-25, 25-23, 15-10
Venue: JMW Recreation and Athletics Center, Keuka College | Attendance: 120

NOTABLE STATS
>> Reimer posted 14 kills and 20 digs, the third time this season she has totaled at least 20 digs in a match.  Her last kill of the night was the 300th of her career.
 
>> Bentley notched 12 kills and only one attack error (.407 attack percentage), while Emma Cole tallied nine kills, only two attack errors, and six blocks.
 
>> Baer and Morgan Brace dished out 23 and 20 assists, respectively.
 
COACH'S CORNER
"I am extremely proud of the resiliency of this group. We came into our first conference match with energy and prepared for a battle.
 
"Throughout the match we were pushed in different ways and I was proud of how we responded to the pressure. Tonight was a team effort and everyone contributed to this win." – Coach Danielle Heffernan  
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders return to the Nielsen Center tomorrow afternoon for their first home conference game of the year against the Elmira Soaring Eagles.  First-serve is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
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