Orange Closes Homestand with 3-1 Triumphs Against Colgate, Cornell

Tuesday, October 23

Women's Building

4:00 p.m.

Syracuse University

Colgate

Junior Emily Kaier and the Orange improved its record to 7-0 against teams from the state of New York after wins against Colgate and Cornell on Tuesday.

Orange Closes Homestand with 3-1 Triumphs Against Colgate, Cornell

10/23/2007 9:33:03 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Box Score vs. Colgate

Box Score vs. Cornell

SYRACUSE – The Syracuse volleyball team ended a season-long eight-match homestand on Tuesday night with a pair of 3-1 wins against in-state rivals Colgate and Cornell in the Women’s Building. The Orange captured its fifth and sixth wins in the last seven outings and improved its record to a perfect 7-0 against teams from the state of New York.

“It was a great all-around effort tonight,” said second-year Syracuse assistant coach Carol LaMarche. “We did what we needed to do to win both matches and end a great homestand. We’re very proud of everyone’s performance.”

Redshirt-junior April Quigley guided the Orange offense with a club-best 57 assists while adding 13 digs against Colgate. The Warwick Valley, N.Y. native flirted with her first-career triple-double yet again after collecting seven kills. It marked the fourth time this season that Quigley has surpassed the 50-assist plateau.

Senior Cheryl Cobbina's club-leading 22 kills powered a Syracuse offense that totaled a .316 attack percentage. Cobbina was especially effective at the net in game two with the Orange trailing 25-20. The All-BIG EAST candidate tallied four momentum-swinging kills down the stretch and led SU to a 32-30 come-from-behind triumph.

Sophomore Kacie MacTavish, junior Brittany Kern and sophomore Sarah Morton reached double-figures with 15, 14 and 12 kills, respectively. Morton's .478 attack clip was a team-high for the Orange.

Senior Joscie Kaup paced the Syracuse defense with a team-leading 14 digs as sophomore Shanetha McLaurin added 13. MacTavish aided the Orange back-line with nine.

Head coach Jing Pu, in his 13^th season with the Orange and now just one win shy of his 400^th career coach victory, displayed the teams depth in the win against Cornell. Junior Brittany Kaier and sophomore Annabelle Pellerin charged the Syracuse offense with a season-high 10 kills.

Cobbina posted her 11^th double-double of the season after leading the SU attack with 13 kills and adding a team-high 14 digs. Cobbina’s six total blocks, including four solo stuffs, led an Orange front-line that collected 20 total blocks.

Morton paired six total blocks with seven kills as MacTavish contributed nine kills and eight digs. Quigley guided the attack with a club-best 27 assists and Kaup totaled 11 digs.

Syracuse (16-10, 4-4) resumes BIG EAST action and will play its first match away from home in nearly a month at West Virginia on Saturday, October 27. First serve-receive with the Mountaineers is set for 2:00 p.m.