Lakers Go 4-0 at Columbia-Greene POD

The Finger Lakes Community College Women's Volleyball team went 4-0 during the Columbia-Greene Regional POD play.  The Lakers faced off against Hudson Valley Community College, North Country Comunity College, Adirondack Community College and Columbia Greene Community College.  

The Lakers beat Hudson Valley in three by scores of 25-16, 25-17 and 25-15.  They beat North Country in three by scores of 25-11, 25-12 and 25-5.  The Lakers then beat 10th ranked Adirondack in 4 by scores of 25-16, 25-20, 21-25 and 25-23.  The lakers rounds out their day by defeating Columbia Greene in three by scores of 25-15, 25-8 and 25-4. 

The Lakers first match of the day was against Hudson Valley Community College where they would take the match in three sets.  McKenna Guarasce led attackers with 10 kills and 1 ace.  Danielle Cox and Celyna Levesque also contributed with 5 and 4 kills respectively, with Levesgue also adding 4 aces.  Brianne Avary had 10 assists during the match.  Katee Martinez recorded 15 digs in the match.

The Lakers next match-up was against North Country where again they would win in three sets.  McKenna Guarasce would again lead the attack with 7 kills.  Celyna Levesque, Audra Beechler and Aubrey Davis each contributed 2 kills, with Levesque and Beechler adding 6 and 4 aces respectively.  

The Lakers third match-up was against 10th ranked Adirondack Community College where the Lakers would win in 4 sets.  Celyna Levesque led the attack with 9 kills and 1 ace.  McKenna Guarasce and Danielle Cox would both contribute 5 kills each.  Both Katee Martinez and Cox recorded 11 digs in the match.  Brianne Avary had 10 assists.

The Lakers final match of the day was against Columbia Greene Community College.  They would win in three sets.  Danielle Cox scored 6 kills.  Audra Beechler and Kathryn DeJonge would both score 5 kills in the match.  Bianne Avary and Katee Martinez scored 6 and 5 aces in the match, respectively.  Avary also had 18 assists.

"This weekend was a test of our mental and physical endurance. To play four matches in one day and perform at a high level was a building block moving forward. I was impressed with our pin players Danielle Cox, Audra Beechler, and Celyna Levesque. As they get more consistent we will continue to develop. Kate Martinez was solid all day in serve receive and Melissa Resch gave us a spark off the bench as a serving specialist. Hopefully, this will help us in our quest to improve every day," said Head Coach Matt Barr

With this weekends dominating performance, the Lakers improve their overall record to 7-4.  The Lakers will return to action on Tuesday, 9/15 as they travel to Auburn, NY to face Cayuga Community College.  This Mid State Athletic Conference match is set to start at 6pm.