ALFRED, N.Y.—The William Smith College volleyball team completed it's trip to Alfred University with two victories over SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam, both in sweep fashion. 

The Herons started their day with a 3-0 sweep of SUNY Canton, holding the Roo's to a .087 hitting percentage. This was matched with a dominant offensive performance as the Herons hit .302 in the match. William Smith had a strong serve/receive performance against Canton as the Herons had 13 aces compared to Canton's two. 

In the second match of the day, William Smith improved to a perfect 3-0 on the season as they swept SUNY Potsdam. The Herons continued their defensive excellence holding the Bears to a .079 hitting percentage. This was matched by a strong Bears defense as they held William Smith to a .190 hitting percentage. 
 
MATCH MOMENTS:
 
Match 1 (SUNY Canton):
•    Leading the way for the Herons was sophomore Elizaveta Telepova with 16 kills and only two errors (.560). Telepova added two blocks on the defensive side for the Herons.
•    First-year Malya Sayre added 15 kills with five errors (.345) for the Herons. Sayre added three aces while also recording 11 digs and one block in the match. 
•    Senior Lauren DeVaney contributed four kills on zero errors (.667) for the Herons. DeVaney also played a crucial role in the defense for William Smith adding three huge blocks.
•    Sophomore setter Elaina Wamhoff had 38 assists on the match while also adding four kills of her own (.333). Along with her two aces, Wamhoff had five digs and one block for the Herons.
•    The Heron defense was led by sophomore Ariana Angus and first-year Cydney Fernandez, who combined for 18 digs, six assists and four aces. 

Match 2 (SUNY Potsdam):
•   Sayre continued to lead the Heron offense with 15 kills on 40 total attempts (.125). This was matched with a strong overall performance as she added two service aces and one block in the match.
•    Adding to the Herons offense was Telepova who added 10 kills on 21 total attempts (.381). 
•    Jaylynn McCarthy added seven kills on 13 attempts (.385) for the Herons. 
•    Wamhoff continued to play a crucial role in the Heron offense recording 30 assists, three service aces and two kills (.500).
•    Leading the Heron defense was Angus as she recorded 13 digs in the match. 

 
COACHES CORNER:
 
 "Today showed me a lot about what this team will be," Head Coach Derryk Williams said. "We played back-to-back matches in a really hot gym and just continued to push. It was a really strong team effort throughout the weekend with Elaina running the show. Ariana was amazing in the backcourt all weekend and a steady presence when we needed it. Our hitters did a great job finding ways to score and I am excited about where we go from here. Any time as a team you can start 3-0 is great, but it's even more special when it's a brand new program."

 
UP NEXT:
 
William Smith will travel to SUNY Brockport on Friday, Sept. 9 to take on the Golden Eagles followed by two matches against Hamilton College and the University of Rochester on Saturday, also at SUNY Brockport.