OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State Women's Volleyball team snatched a pair of wins on the final day of the Penn-State Behrend tournament this afternoon, defeating Washington and Jefferson as well as Geneva 3-1 and 3-2, respectively.
THE BASICS
Final Scores: Oswego State 3, Geneva 2 (12-25, 28-30, 25-23, 25-17, 15-11), Oswego State 3, Washington and Jefferson 1 (20-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-23)
Location: Junker Center, Erie, P.A.
Records: Oswego State (4-5), Geneva (4-4), Washington and Jefferson (3-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
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The first set went back and forth, as the Lakers found themselves down 8-11 to the Golden Tornadoes of Geneva.
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After an Emma Fiorentine kill, Geneva went on an 11-1 run to break the set open 22-9.
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Oswego would muster three points after a McKenna Corbin ace and kills by Fiorentine and Georgia Farry, but would drop the set 25-12.
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The second set was much more intense, as both teams battled back and forth.
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A Geneva three-point run in the middle of the set was quickly answered by Oswego with a three-point run of their own, highlighted by kills from Farry and Cara Simplicio, as well as a service error by Geneva to put the Lakers up 12-11.
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With a 17-16 lead, Oswego would go on another three-point run off of kills from Farry and Sydney Chiffriller and topped off with a Corbin ace to put the Lakers up 20-16.
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Geneva would later answer with their own run, this of six points to take a 24-22 lead.
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Oswego kept fighting, taking a 25-24 lead, but eventually falling in the second set 30-28.
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Set three started the same as set two - both teams battling back and forth for the first 12 points.
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Geneva then went on a seven-point run to take a commanding 14-5 lead.
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Oswego's persistent offense rattled off a 17-8 run, notting up the game at 22 and racking up eight kills in the process.
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Two kills by Chiffriller and two attack errors by Geneva led the Lakers to taking the third set, 25-23.
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Oswego carried their momentum into the fourth set, taking an early 7-0 lead thanks to kills from Fiorentine (2), Chiffriller, and Grace Taylor.
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Geneva skated closer, retaliating with a 6-1 run of their own to pull within two.
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Three kills and two aces was Oswego's response, again taking a commanding lead 13-6.
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After three straight Geneva points, Emily Zeisler recorded two aces in a 5-0 run for the Lakers.
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Oswego would go on to take the set 25-17, forcing set five.
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Three straight kills from Taylor, Fiorentine, and Chiffriller put Oswego up 3-0 in the fifth set.
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Geneva would pull within one, but the turning point was a 5-0 run by Oswego who would eventually win the final set 15-11.
Game 2
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Washington and Jefferson quickly got out to a 7-2 lead in the first set and never looked back
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An ace by Kaylee Troy and a kill by Taylor would tie the game at 10 before the Presidents proceeded to pull away on a 8-2 run.
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Oswego kept it close, but ultimately fell in the first set 25-20.
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Three kills by Farry would put the Lakers up 6-3 in the second set, but a Presidents' 11-1 run made it a 14-7 game.
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A string of runs by Oswego would eventually tie the game at 20, highlighted by nine kills from the Laker offense.
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Two straight aces from Taylor would cap off a 26-24 set two victory by Oswego.
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Simplicio started to take over in the third set, notching three kills in the Lakers' first seven points.
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A President's 6-0 run would put them up 17-11, but Oswego was not out yet.
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Oswego pulled the game within five before going on a 8-1 run to close out a 25-23 set victory, capped off by a Corbin ace.
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Set four was deadlocked at 9 apiece before a Washington and Jefferson 5-0 run put the Presidents in front.
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An Oswego 9-2 run was the retaliation en route to a 18-15 lead.
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Lakers never looked back, securing the 25-23 victory after an Ally Natale ace.
WHAT'S NEXT
Oswego State will travel back north and start conference play, stopping in Cortland on Tuesday September 13th for a 6:00 PM matchup vs the Red Dragons
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