Lyndonville, VT - The Northern Vermont University-Lyndon volleyball team captured their first set of the season on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for the Hornets to break into the win column, as Bay Path University rallied for a 3-1 victory in the first contest of the day's tri-match involving Lyndon, Bay Path, and Fisher College. Fisher was a 3-0 winner over Bay Path in the middle match, and Fisher downed the Hornets, 3-0, in the nightcap. With two wins, Fisher improved to 11-5 on the season. Bay Path's split left the Wildcats at 5-11, while the Hornets remained winless in 16 matches.
Bay Path 3, NVU-Lyndon 1 (24-26, 25-14, 25-14, 25-22)
In the opening set the Hornets rallied from a 22-15 deficit to capture their first set win nearly three years. After Bay Path rallied to take the next two sets, the Wildcats appeared to be cruising to a victory. The Hornets responded, however, and battled back from an 18-9 deficit to pull within 22-21. Lyndon's efforts came up short, however, as Bay Path was able to win three of the next four points to close out the match.
Lydia Clifford paced Bay Path with 12 kills and 14 assists. Lilly Kibby posted a match high 23 digs. For the Hornets, Kiana Jones (Wilbraham, MA) led the way with nine kills, while Charlotte Morris (Middletown, DE) tallied a match high 19 assists. Mary Weissauer (Milford, CT) and Mackenzie Rametta (Cleveland, OH) finished with 11 digs apiece.
Fisher 3, NVU-Lyndon 0 (25-8, 25-7, 25-18)
After Fisher overwhelmed the Hornets in the first two sets, Lyndon battled to get back in the match in the third stanza. The Hornets jumped in front, 13-9, before Fisher went on a seven-point run to take the lead. The Falcons were able to hold off the Hornets the rest of the way to clinch the victory.
Macy Barnes led Fisher with 11 kills and setter Paola Velazquez added 23 assists. Lia Aime added 16 digs. Kersene Austinville (Federalsburg, MD) had seven kills for Lyndon and Jones added six kills and ten digs. Morris recorded ten assists.
The Hornets will return to the court tomorrow when they host the University of Maine at Presque Isle in a North Atlantic Conference doubleheader in Stannard Gymnasium. The first match is scheduled to begin at 11:00 am.
