Pam Hoerup Garners 200th Career Victory as Cortland Sweeps Plattsburgh and Potsdam

ONEONTA, N.Y. –  Seventh-year head coach Pam Hoerup earned her 200th career victory as the nationally 20th-ranked Cortland volleyball team swept Plattsburgh and Potsdam during day two of the SUNYAC East Round Robin hosted by SUNY Oneonta. The Red Dragons opened the day by defeating Plattsburgh, 25-11, 25-20, 25-13, and delivered Hoerup's 200th win by downing Potsdam, 25-22, 25-13, 25-13, in their second match of the day. Hoerup's overall record now stands at 200-63 (.760), while Cortland has run its record to 17-0 overall this season and finished pool play with a 4-0 mark.

In the win against Plattsburgh, senior Ashley Coyle (Mt. Hope/Minisink Valley) recorded 14 kills and 11 digs, junior Katie Wick (Cortland/Homer) registered 21 digs and junior setter Kristen Guercio (Smithtown/Smithtown East) added 34 assists and nine digs. Senior Jaclyn Lawrence (Marilla/Iroquois Central) contributed 15 digs, sophomore Krissy Silk (Massapequa Park/Massapequa) collected 10 digs, junior Natalie Zacpal (Islip) had eight kills and senior Kaitlyn Cooper (Webster/Webster Schroeder) chipped in with six kills.

Guercio recorded 30 assists and eight digs in the victory over Potsdam. Wick contributed eight kills, two aces and 15 digs, Coyle had six kills, three aces and nine digs and sophomore Aubrey Barrett (Liverpool) registered six kills.

Another divisional pool play will be held Oct. 21-22 at Plattsburgh, and the top three teams in the division will advance to the SUNYAC tournament along with the top three West teams Nov. 3-5 at the East champion.