Brewers Earn Hard Four Set Victory

By Steven Merritt

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Vassar College Women’s Volleyball team earned a four-set victory on Saturday afternoon at Kenyon Hall as the Brewers took a 17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19 victory over SUNY Morrisville. The Brewers move to 2-4 on the season while the Mustangs falls to 3-3 overall.

First Set
The Mustangs used kills from Samantha Siedlecki and Emily Huppee along with an ace from Huppee to take a 8-4 lead to open the set.

Vassar trimmed the lead to 10-8 on a winner from senior Molly Ardren before the Morrisville lead grew to 14-8 on an ace from Kayla Sheasby.

The Mustangs advantage grew to 19-9 following two kills from Cassandra Bellmore and winners from Huppee and Kayci Olson.

VC cut the advantage down to 24-17 following an ace from junior Ellie Kogan and a kill from sophomore Holland Kaplan before Morrisville took the set on a Olson winner.

Second Set
Following the Mustangs early 5-2 lead, the Brewers used a kill each from Ardren, sophomore Maura McAusland and senior Frannie Anthony-Brumfield to even the set.

Both teams traded points through the middle stages of the match before the Mustangs used a three point run to go ahead 14-11 on two kills from Huppee and a block from Autumn Dailey and Adeline Houser.

Vassar earned a 17-15 lead after a kill each from Anthony-Brumfield and McAusland and a block from Hale and Ardren.

The Mustangs drew even at 19 following a double block from Siedlecki and Bellmore along with winners from Huppee and Siedlecki.

Vassar took the second set following blocks from junior Rebecca Gutierrez and Anthony-Brumfield and a solo block from McAusland.

Third Set
Morrisville took the first five points of the set behind two kills from Olson and a winner from Bellmore before Vassar responded with six straight points, led by two kills each from Gutierrez and McAusland.

VC took a 14-11 lead behind a winner from Gutierrez, a block from Ardren and Hale and an ace from Kogan.

Morrisville trimmed the advantage down to one following a winner from Dailey before Vassar pushed the lead to 20-15 on a kill and ace from Kaplan along with a Anthony-Brumfield winner.

The Brewers lead grew to 22-16 on a winner from senior Morgan Miller and Anthony-Brumfield before Huppee rattled off three straight kills to cut the lead to 22-19.

Vassar took the set following a kill each from Ardren and McAusland to go ahead 2-1.

Fourth Set
Vassar went ahead 8-5 as Hale buried a winner along with a service ace from sophomore Franceca Medrano.

The lead expanded to 13-5 behind three aces from McAusland and a kill each from Hale and Kaplan.

Morrisville trimmed the lead to 15-10 on an ace from Kylie Hutchinson before the Brewers expanded the lead to 18-10 on a Kaplan ace and a winner from Gutierrez and Anthony-Brumfield.

The advantage grew to 22-12 on two McAusland kills and an ace from Medrano as the Mustangs cut the lead down to 24-19.

McAusland’s 16th kill of the match clinched the match victory for the Brewers.

For The Brewers
McAusland recorded 16 kills, three aces, two blocks and 10 digs to lead the way for Vassar while Kaplan added nine kills and three aces.

Gutierrez and Hale each had six kills and three blocks while Anthony-Brumfield finished with six kills.

Hayes handed out a match-high 20 assists and added five digs along with Ardren adding 17 assists and four blocks.

Kogan lifted 10 digs and had two aces along with Medrano tallying seven digs and two aces.

For The Mustangs
Huppee registered a match-high 19 kills and added eight digs while Olson recorded 10 kills and five digs.

Siedlecki finished with seven winners and three blocks along with Bellmore tallying six kills, 20 assists, three blocks and six digs.

Sheasby lifted a match-high 20 digs and also added two aces.

Vassar will travel to Muhlenberg this Saturday with a tri-match against Stevens and the Mules.