Volleyball Upsets Top-Seeded Mustangs

November 7, 2009

Junior Katy Geers surpassed 1,000 career assists in the Storm's win.

Junior Katy Geers surpassed 1,000 career assists in the Storm's win.

The No. 5 seeded Keuka volleyball team upset the No. 1 seeded Mustangs of SUNY Morrisville by a score of 3-0 in its first match of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Tournament at Penn State-Berks on Friday.

Keuka, who lost to the Mustangs both times in the regular season, now stand at 13-17 overall and will face off against the No. 4 Crusaders of the University of Dallas at 10 am on Saturday in its second match of the tournament.  Morrisville drops to 13-14 overall.

The Storm jumped out to a huge lead in the first set before winning easily 25-13.  Keuka then completed the shutout with 25-16 and 25-22 set wins.  Keuka finished with a .238 attack percenatge while limiting Morrisville to just a .110 attack percentage.

Senior Holly McHale (Carthage, N.Y./Jefferson CC) led the team with 11 kills and 12 digs while junior Raelle Naegely (Colorado Springs, CO/Pine Creek) also had 11 kills to go with her .391 attack percentage.  Junior Katy Geers (Fulton, N.Y./G. Ray Bodley) surpassed 1,000 career assists during the match as she dished off 15.  Sophomore Emily Hargrave (Honeoye, N.Y./Honeoye) had four aces and 2.5 blocks.

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