GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith College volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 sweep of Nazareth College in its first home match in school history.
Leading the way for the Herons was first-year
Jaylynn McCarthy with 10 kills on just 14 attempts. McCarthy had a perfect match, hitting .714 with zero errors on the night. Leading the Heron defense was first-year
Kenyce Johnson with 12 digs on the night.
MATCH MOMENTS:
- The first set was evenly matched with William Smith hitting .152 compared to Nazareth's .133. Sophomore setter Elaina Wamhoff would lead the Herons with 32 assists, 10 digs, three kills and two service aces. Wamhoff would help the Herons to a 25-22 win in set one.
- In set two, the Herons defense thrived, keeping the Golden Flyers to a -.108 hitting percentage. Along with Johnson (12), the Heron defense was led by Wamhoff (10) and first-year Marin Montagne with 10 digs. This would lead the Herons to a 25-18 set two win over the Golden Flyers.
- The Herons came out firing in the third set hitting .237 compared to Nazareth's zero hitting percentage. Along with McCarthy (10), the Heron offense was led by first-years Malya Sayre (9) and Hope Von Dohlen with seven kills. The Herons would take set three 25-16 over the Golden Flyers.
- William Smith played impressive at the net, recording nine blocks on the night. Leading the way for the Herons was sophomore Elizaveta Telepova (3), McCarthy (3) and senior Lauren DeVaney with two blocks on the match.
COACHES CORNER:
"Tonight was a great overall team win!" Head coach
Derryk Williams said. "
Jaylynn McCarthy had an unbelievable night! Elaina played great and Marin stepped into a new role and performed at a high level. It was a huge change of momentum for us when we were getting our serves in and getting them out of system. I also think we came out a little tight which is understandable. The fact that we were able to pull through the first set and then build momentum in the second was awesome. We are so happy with where we are and the direction this team is going!"
UP NEXT:
William Smith will have the weekend off but will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 1 against Vassar College on Homecoming weekend. The match is set to start at 11:30 a.m. at Bristol Gymnasium.
