BOXSCORE FREDONIA, N.Y. -- The Fredonia women's volleyball team improved to 3-2 this season, defeating the visiting Allegheny Gators three sets to none on Tuesday. It was the home opener for the Blue Devils.

The Devils had a relatively easy first set, winning 25-17.

The second set proved much tighter. Tied 7-all, the Gators rallied for a ten of the next 14 points to stake a 17-11 lead. Fredonia ran off four straight to pull within two, 17-15. The set remained close until the end.

Down 27-26, Fredonia's Kailey Falk had back-to-back kills before Rachel Aiello drove home the set's final point. Falk came up clutch with three out of the team's last four kills, as Fredonia eventually won 29-27. 

The third set saw the Gators jump out to a 10-5 lead. After Fredonia gained the next point and the serve, Courtney Poirier stepped to the service line and Fredonia rattled off 10 more points. Poirier drilled a pair of aces, and Stanek had four kills in the rally as Fredonia gained a 16-10 lead.

Allegheny fought back to tie it at 22-all, forcing head coach Geoff Braun to use a timeout. After trading a pair of points, Stanek gave the Devils a 24-23 advantage on a solo block, and finished the game with the final kill of the evening.

Falk led the offense with 10 kills, while Stanek had nine and Megan Collins had eight. Hallie Christopher had 22 assists and Amanda Mosack had 14.

Fredonia travels to New Paltz this weekend to participate in the non-conference Hawks Invitational.