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0
St. Lawrence SLU 22-10, 4-3 LL
3
Winner Clarkson University CU 24-5, 6-1 LL
St. Lawrence SLU
22-10, 4-3 LL
0
Final
3
Clarkson University CU
24-5, 6-1 LL
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
St. Lawrence SLU 24 17 17 (0)
Clarkson University CU 26 25 25 (3)

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | November 8, 2019

Clarkson Advances to Liberty League Championship with Sweep of SLU

Potsdam, NY – A raucous crowd developed when either team scored as the Clarkson University Volleyball team and St. Lawrence battled in the Liberty League Semifinals, but the Golden Knights held the Saints offense to 29 kills and just a .064 hitting percentage as the Green and Gold advanced to the championship match for the ninth straight year with a three-set sweep (26-24, 25-17, 25-17) Friday night at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Golden Knights, ranked first in the New York Region, improved to 24-5 on the season and will face the winner of RIT/Ithaca at 4:00 pm on Saturday. St. Lawrence saw its season come to a close at 22-10.

The first set appeared as if the entire match could possibly go five sets as Clarkson came out a little uneven and the Saints fed off the crowd that traveled down Route 11 to cheer on the St. Lawrence team. The Saints fell behind by three early but rallied to take a 12-8 lead by going on a 6-1 run early in the match. The Knights took a timeout to settle in and won six of the next seven points to take the lead, but from that point on the two teams exchanged points, with neither gaining more than a two-point edge. On set point for Clarkson, the Saints were saved by an attack error, but back-to-back kills from Rachel Reusch ended the game, 26-24, for Clarkson.

The next two sets saw Clarkson enjoy some breathing room, but the team could hardly go on cruise control. St. Lawrence led 6-5 in the early going, but the Knights went on a 6-0 run thanks to two kills from both Maddie Bredehoeft and Gillian Kurtic. The Clarkson advantage expanded to seven points on two occasions (16-9 and 17-10), but St. Lawrence climbed back into the set with three straight scores. A timeout by the Knights forced the Green and Gold to refocus, and the team scored six of the next seven to create some cushion for the win.

The Saints raced out to a 7-2 advantage in the third set, forcing Clarkson to regroup once again, and the strategy worked as Clarkson picked up nine of the next 11 scores. The Knights would never relinquish the lead for the rest of the set, expanding on a two-point lead (15-13) midway through the game thanks to a diverse attack that saw five different players record kills down the stretch.

Rachel Reusch finished with 12 kills and a pair of aces while Maddie Bredehoeft chipped in 10 kills. Kate Isaksen and Kristen Werdine produced 17 and 14 digs, respectively, while Isabelle Crow ran the offense to the tune of 33 assists.

For St. Lawrence, Natalie Piper contributed eight kills and 17 digs and Julia Wagner had seven kills. Jenna Britton produced 24 assists.



 
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Players Mentioned

Maddie Bredehoeft

#5 Maddie Bredehoeft

OH
5' 9"
Senior
Kate Isaksen

#17 Kate Isaksen

L
5' 10"
Senior
Gillian Kurtic

#14 Gillian Kurtic

MH/RS
6' 3"
Junior
Rachel Reusch

#12 Rachel Reusch

MH
6' 2"
Senior
Isabelle Crow

#11 Isabelle Crow

S
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Maddie Bredehoeft

#5 Maddie Bredehoeft

5' 9"
Senior
OH
Kate Isaksen

#17 Kate Isaksen

5' 10"
Senior
L
Gillian Kurtic

#14 Gillian Kurtic

6' 3"
Junior
MH/RS
Rachel Reusch

#12 Rachel Reusch

6' 2"
Senior
MH
Isabelle Crow

#11 Isabelle Crow

5' 8"
Freshman
S