Geneva, NY - In game two of the season, the Lakers had a tough task at hand facing the 15th ranked nationally Wesleyan Cardinals. Despite a hard-fought battle and a promising game from freshman
Chloe Arnaiz, Oswego fell 3-0. The Lakers then took on the tournament host, William Smith.
BASICS
Oswego 0 (0-2, 0-0 SUNYAC)
Wesleyan 3 (1-0, 0-0 NESCAC)
Oswego: 0 (0-3, 0-0 SUNYAC)
William Smith: 3 (2-0, 0-0 Liberty League)
Bristol Gymnasium | Geneva, NY
HOW IT HAPPENED
Wesleyan started the game in control, as they got out to a quick 7-1 lead over the Lakers.
Lilaina Nelson and
Priscilla McReynolds sparked the Laker offense with back-to-back kills to bring the Lakers closer.
Alexandra Fairbanks also grabbed a point in the first set but ultimately the Cardinals continued solid play and took set one, 25-9.
The second set started much like the first. McReynolds and Nelson had a kill each early as well two service aces from McReynolds. The Lakers were only down, 10-8 before the Cardinals had a big push to extend their lead to seven.
Chloe Arnaiz got in on the action to give the Lakers some life, having two kills late in the set. Wesleyan took set two, 25-14.
Set three was much closer.
Gigi Basile kicked things off nicely with a kill at the hands of
Taylor Galligan. McReynolds kept her good game going picking up a kill to tie the set score at seven. Arnaiz would pick up two more kills to bring her game total to five. Oswego kept pushing with kills by
Sabine Smithwick and
Samantha Madigan but again, the Wesleyan offense was too much as they swept the Lakers.
Oswego vs William Smith
The Lakers started off strong trying to keep up the fast paced Herons. Keeping their head up and staying positive. Freshman
Taylor Galligan led the Lakers with 13 assists in the match, all of those helping the offense put the ball down.
Samantha Madigan contributed with her 6 assists, along with
Harper Phinney with one.
The Lakers couldn't close the first set but came back for set two with fire. The score of the first set was 25-13, William Smith.
The Lakers were all over the floor; libero Julie Santafemia had 5 digs in the match.
CJ Eidem also contributed with 3 digs, and
Lauren Cropp with 3. In the second set, the Lakers tried to get up on the Herons, with
Priscilla McReynolds leading the team with 2 blocks in the match. Along with Alania Dudzinski with 1 and
Chloe Arnaiz with 1 as well. After long rallies and endless pursuits, William Smith takes the set 25-15.
The Lakers had their mind on trying to take the third set from the Herons. Basile led the Lakers with 6 kills in the match, her smart plays working to get William Smith off balance.
Priscilla McReynolds and
Chloe Arnaiz also contributed to the points on the board with 4 each. It was a real battle.
Lauren Cropp got the Herons off balance with one ace, as did
Lilaina Nelson. Though the Lakers worked with the tough shots from William Smith, the Herons took the last set 25-18.
What's Next
The Lakers will face Williams College on the 11th at 7:00 PM and Middlebury College at 1:00 PM and Skidmore at 3:00 PM in the Skidmore Tournament in Saratoga Springs
Written by
Priscilla McReynolds and Luke Belanger
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