Photo courtesy of Fredonia.edu
MICHELLE HALE
Sports Editor
Over the weekend, the women’s Blue Devil volleyball team traveled to Cortland to play in the Cortland Red Dragon Classic. The Blue Devils swept the weekend with defeating all four teams.
On Friday, Fredonia faced St. Lawrence and Lebanon Valley. The Blue Devils defeated St. Lawrence in five sets, winning 3-2. The winning sets for the Blue Devils were 25-21, 25-21 and 25-22.
“We played with a lot of passion,” said senior captain Paulina Rein. “We never let up and kept the matches interesting and competitive.”
Fredonia won the following match on Friday against Lebanon Valley with scores of 25-22, 25-20 and 15-10. Standout performances within these two matches were Rein with nine kills and one block, and sophomore Kristen Stanek with nine kills.
In the match against Lebanon Valley, senior Lauren Hokaj had 26 digs and senior Jessica DiChristopher had 13 kills.
On Saturday Fredonia continued its winning streaks while picking up two wins against Wells College and the University of Rochester.
“I think our depth on our team made us successful this weekend,” said Rein. “Our coach mixed up the lines every day and that showed that we can be successful in all situations.”
Against Wells College, Fredonia battled four matches with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 19-25 and 25-16. DiChristopher collected 13 kills, junior Sara Madison had seven kills and sophomore Jane Garrity had seven kills.
The Blue Devils faced University of Rochester for their final match of the weekend, and went all the way to the fifth set. Fredonia won in the last set of the match with scores of 25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 14-25 and 15-6.
Hokaj had 32 digs, Garrity had 10 more kills and Madison had 14 kills.
Fredonia will travel to New Paltz next weekend to play in the Hawks Invitational that will begin on Friday in hopes of keep their undefeated season going.