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2011 Fredonia State volleyball victory circle
Jerry Reilly/Fredonia SID
The Devils are riding high after a 4-0 weekend and ninth-straight victory.

Undefeated weekend

Devils streak to ninth in a row as Zureck becomes team's top ace

10/29/2011 4:16:00 PM

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Fredonia State women's volleyball team closed out its regular season with another pair of wins and extended its win streak to nine matches. They defeated St. Lawrence, 3-0, and NYU, 3-2, in the U. of R. Invitational on Saturday.
 
They cruised over St. Lawrence, winning by scores of 25-20, 25-17 and 25-23. Sarah Zureck picked up 15 digs and drilled three service aces. Her three aces made her the Blue Devils' all-time leader in that category. The day before, she had attained her 2,000th dig. She is also the team's record holder in that category.
 
In addition, Jennifer Newhouse had 17 kills and only one error in 24 attempts for a .666 kill percentage.
 
Other standouts in the first match were Emily Linn with 10 kills and Brittany Lis with 46 assists.
 
The Devils went on to defeat N.Y.U. in their final match of the invite by counts of 25-20, 22-25, 18-25, 25-16 and 15-12. N.Y.U. was ranked third in the region heading into the weekend's action.
 
Zureck added to her career records with 32 digs and a pair of aces. Lis had 53 assists and 11 digs. Jen Michelsen chipped in 20 digs.
 
Offensively, Lindsay Olson had 18 kills and 20 digs, and Linn had 14 kills and 2 blocks.
 
Rochester and Fredonia State both finished the two-day invite undefeated and we declared co-champions.
 
The Devils upped their record to 26-10. They will open the post-season next weekend, taking on the winner of New Paltz/Geneseo at Cortland as the Red Dragons play host to the SUNYAC Tournament.

Team Records:
4-0 SUNY Fredonia
4-0 University of Rochester
2-2Rochester Institute of Technology
2-2 New York University
2-2 Nazareth College
1-3 Lycoming College
1-3 St. Lawrence University
0-4 The College at Brockport
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