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Nazareth goes 4-0 at Neumann
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ASTON, Pa. -- Nazareth cruised to two more women's volleyball
victories Sunday to complete a perfect 4-0 weekend at the Knights
Homecoming Classic hosted by Neumann University. Nazareth downed
Neumann in four sets (25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21) and then swept
Wilkes in three sets (25-17, 25-17, 25-21).
The Golden Flyers ran their winning streak to seven straight
matches and head into next weekend's second Empire 8 Crossover at
St. John Fisher with a 19-9 overall record.
Against Neumann, senior Leah
Farrell has a career-high 15 kills to go with 22 digs as
Nazareth pulled away for the four-set win. Senior Ashlee
Travis totaled 12 kills and a .500 hitting percentage,
while junior Aubrey
Cooke had 11 kills, 29 assists and nine digs. Splitting
time between setter and libero, junior Brittany
Crocetti had 27 assists, four service aces and 15 digs.
Freshman Maria
Allocco added nine kills and sopjomore Alli
DeCory had 11 digs.
Nazareth then had little trouble with Wilkes as Travis had 12
kills in 16 swings, resulting in a .625 hitting percentage.
Freshman Olivia
Harrigan added eight kills and 10 digs and Crocetti had
20 more digs. Cooke had 37 assists and was a perfect 6-for-6 in
hitting.
Nazareth plays three matches at this weekend's E8 Crossover --
Friday vs. Utica at 7:30 p.m., then Saturday vs. Hartwick and St.
John Fisher at 3 and 5:30 p.m. respectively.
