Women's volleyball team block at net
3
Winner Houghton Hough 12-5,6-0 Empire 8
2
Russell Sage Sage 8-10,3-3 Empire 8
Winner
Houghton Hough
12-5,6-0 Empire 8
3
Final
2
Russell Sage Sage
8-10,3-3 Empire 8
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Houghton Hough 22 25 17 25 15 (3)
Russell Sage Sage 25 23 25 22 13 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Highlanders Pull out 8th Straight in Five-Set Nail-Biter vs. Russell Sage

ALBANY, NY – The Houghton Highlanders once again found a way to win, snatching victory for the jaws of defeat in a five-set thriller against the Russell Sage Gators, 3-2, to extend their winning streak to eight matches.
 
Trailing, 2-1, the Highlanders were primed to force a pivotal fifth set, as they led late in the fourth, 23-19.  But Sage picked up three straight points and looked to finish the match in four.
 
A bad set by the Gators gave the Highlanders set point, and Alexa Belanger finished off the Houghton win with a kill.
 
As was the case throughout the seesaw match, the fifth set did not disappoint.  The teams traded points early until Sage pulled ahead, 13-10.
 
Belanger stepped up with a kill, then, following a Sage error, peeled off a pair of aces to give the Highlanders match point, and another Sage error gave Houghton the win.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 3 | Russell Sage – 2
Records: Houghton: 12-5 (6-0 Empire 8) | Russell Sage: 8-10 (3-3 Empire 8)
Scores: 22-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-22, 15-13
Venue: Kahl Campus Center, Russell Sage College | Attendance: 275

NOTABLE STATS
>> Belanger finished with 17 kills, 19 digs, five aces and three blocks.  She has now collected eight double-doubles this season, has reached double-digit kills in each of the Highlanders last seven matches, and has accomplished the fete 11 times this season.  She has posted double-digits 11 times. 
 
Belanger currently ranks fourth in the Empire 8 in kills per set (3.19).
 
>> Emma Cole tallied 10 kills and a .304 attack percentage, while also racking up five blocks.  So far this season she has 163 kills and 67 blocks.  For her career, she currently has 675 kills and 192 blocks. 
 
Cole currently leads the Empire 8 in blocks per set (.97)
 
>> Logan Baer dished out 41 assists, her ninth consecutive game with at least 27 assists.  She has reached 40-plus assists twice this season, and 30-plus assists six times.
 
>> While the Gators collected more kills than the Highlanders (58-to-46), Houghton dominated the defense side of the net, posted eight blocks to the Gators' two.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders travel to Oneonta tomorrow for a matchup with the Hartwick Hawks at 12:00p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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