Syracuse, N.Y.  – The Le Moyne College volleyball team hosted their home opener in Ted Grant Court against Long Island University, Friday night.  The Sharks took all three sets winning the match 3-0, with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, and 25-12.
 
"I think our nerves got the best of us tonight" said head coach Susan Kim. "Unfortunately, we didn't do a good job of limiting LIU's runs. As we get further into the season, we need to clean up our touches and execute more consistently. Our theme right now is to play better together as a team and to do our individual jobs well so it flows more cohesively."
 
For the Dolphins, junior outside hitter Emily La Ruffa (Rock Hill, N.Y. / Monticello) led the dolphins with eight kills followed by sophomore middle hitter Kayla Anstett (Rochester, N.Y. / Hilton) with seven kills, and senior outside hitter Madison Dembroski (Plattekill, N.Y. / Wallkill) with four kills. Freshman opposite/outside hitter Branwyn Lupton (Napanee, Ontario / Napanee District Secondary School) recorded four blocks, and sophomore middle hitter Nil Ezgi Tasdelen (Izmir, Turkey / Ugur Okullari) had two blocks. Sophomore setter Haley Gerken (Buffalo, N.Y. / Frontier) led the offense 21 assists. Junior outside hitter Emily La Ruffa (Rock Hill, N.Y. / Monticello) had 11 assists digs, Dembroski had nine, and had Gerken eight digs.
 
For the Sharks, Amaris Smith had nine kills, Camelia Melendez had seven kills and five digs, and Indira Benitez had four kills. Selina Koc recorded 18 assists, Allie Merz had nine assists and Alasha Colon had four assists. Colon also had 13, Melendez and Hannah Chappelle both 5 digs.
 
The Dolphins next match will be tomorrow, September 30^th at 5:00pm against FDU on Ted Grant Court – Syracuse, N.Y.