SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Oswego St. lost to Williams 3-0 on Friday at Williamson Sports Center. The Lakers finished with 28 kills and a .172 hitting percentage, while Williams had 43 kills and hit .293.
Basics
Oswego State: 0 (0-4, 0-0 SUNYAC)
Williams College: 3 (3-1, 0-0 NESCAC)
Location: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | Williamson Sports Center
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The opening set was even at 4-4 after the Lakers got two early kills from Gigi Basile and one from Lilaina Nelson. Williams broke from there with six straight points on Kate Lane's serve, using kills by Chidimma Obi, Elsa Miller and Sophia Baer along with a Lane ace to move ahead 10-4. Grace Gdovin stopped the run with a kill, and Alaina Dudzinski was credited on consecutive blocks as SUNY Oswego pulled within 10-7 before Priscilla McReynolds later helped cut the margin to 17-14 with a kill, a Lakers point on an attack error and a service ace. Williams scored four of the next five points to reach 21-15, then closed the set 25-17 after a Maya Thompson kill brought up set point and a SUNY Oswego attack error ended it.
Williams put the Lakers in an early 5-0 hole in the second set, getting a Keely Campuzano kill and three Kate Lane service aces during the first five points. SUNY Oswego cut it to 8-5 on a Dudzinski block and a McReynolds kill, but Williams moved ahead 16-9 before Chloe Arnaiz's kill returned serve to the Lakers. Mya Bush then served four straight points as SUNY Oswego pulled within 16-14, with Arnaiz adding a block, Arnaiz teaming with Dudzinski for another and Bush capping the stretch with an ace. After Dudzinski kill made it 17-15, Williams scored four straight points behind three Adalena Rodgers kills and a Maya Thompson ace, then later closed the set 25-19 on a Lane kill.
Williams built an 8-2 lead early in the third set behind three Ellie Simmons service aces and kills from Adalena Rodgers. The Lakers worked back into the set with kills from Bush, Dudzinski, Arnaiz and Basile, and McReynolds' kill pulled the Lakers within 12-11. After Williams moved ahead 14-11, SUNY Oswego scored four straight on Dudzinski kill, Juliana Santafemia service ace, Basile kill and McReynolds kill to take a 15-14 lead. Williams answered with six straight points to go in front 20-15, and after the Lakers got as close as 23-18 on a McReynolds ace, Williams closed the set 25-18.
The Lakers move to 0-4 overall. Williams is now 3-1 overall.
Up next, the Lakers host Middlebury College on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. at Williamson Sports Center in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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