FREDONIA, N.Y. -- The Fredonia State women's volleyball team celebrated its five seniors in pregame ceremonies, then defeated Pitt-Bradford, 3-1, on Senior Night. Seniors Brinn Shaughnessy and Emily Jones led the offense 17 and 10 kills, respectively.

Fellow senior Christie Ackendorf added eight kills. Sierra Keim had a team high 24 digs, and Eleanor Clarke led the Devils with three aces.

After dropping the first set, 25-23, the Devils came our roaring in the second, taking a 5-0 lead forcing Bradford to use a timeout. Bradford would pull to within two points, 11-9. From there, Fredonia State went on to take the second set, 25-19.

In the third set, the Devils trailed 16-14 before rattling off eight straight points. Clarke served for seven of those points, including a pair of aces. They would go on to win 25-19 when Jones delivered her ninth kill of the night. 

Fredonia State took control early in the fourth set, building a 9-3 lead. The feisty Bobcats battled back scoring eight of the next nine to go up, 11-10. The Devils then scored six of the next seven, taking a 16-12 lead. They eventually ended the evening with a 25-18 win in the final set. 

The win improved the Devils to 12-11, and Bradford fell to 17-6.

Fredonia State heads to Rochester this weekend to take on St. John Fisher, Elmira, and Nazareth in a the Nazareth Tournament. They return to Dods Hall on Tuesday for the quarterfinals of the SUNYAC Tournament. Game time vs. New Paltz is slated for 6 p.m.

 

Fredonia State - Leaders

Kills	Shaughnessy, Brinn (17), Jones, Emily (10), Ackendorf, Christie (8)
Aces	Clarke, Eleanor (3), Krchniak, Kourtney (3), Beck, Taylor (3)
Blocks	Brown, Selena (5), Ackendorf, Christie (3), Callahan, Erin (3)
Assists	Krchniak, Kourtney (38), Keim, Sierra (2)
Digs	Keim, Sierra (22), Jones, Emily (11), Shaughnessy, Brinn (10)

.