Rochester, N.Y. – Junior outside hitter
Madeleine Kennedy (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) registered 16 kills to lead the Le Moyne College volleyball team to a 3-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan College on Wednesday night at the Voller Athletic Complex.
"The team played together and with confidence today," said head coach
Bethany Fabian '13, M '17. "They've been working hard and I'm happy that we were able to get the results that we wanted."
After the teams traded 5-0 runs early in the first set, the Dolphins slowly pulled away before scoring eight of the last 11 points for a 25-17 victory. The Dolphins used a 5-0 run early in the second set to take an eight-point lead and then never led by less than five en route to a 25-18 win. After Roberts Wesleyan closed within 11-10 in the third set, the Dolphins scored five straight points to take control of the set and later closed it out with six of the last seven points for another 25-17 victory.
Kennedy registered seven of her match-high 16 kills in the second set, while adding three service aces and three digs. Graduate student setter
Emily Yancone (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) tallied her fourth double-double of the season in her final collegiate regular season match back in the Flower City with 28 assists and 12 digs. Redshirt freshman outside hitter
Maethavee Siphakongviseth (Rochester, N.Y./Gates-Chili) led the Dolphins defensively in her first career match in her hometown with 13 digs, while adding six kills and four aces. Redshirt freshman libero
Isabella Leslie (Elmhurst, Ill./IC Catholic Prep) recorded 12 digs.
Miranda Rich led the Redhawks in the loss with six kills and five digs. Madison Truong directed the offense with 14 assists to go with seven digs, while Teagan Weber had a team-high eight digs.
Le Moyne (2-6) is off for nine days before opening Northeast-10 Conference competition and its home schedule against Adelphi University on Saturday, September 25 at 1:00 p.m.