ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Fredonia State women's volleyball team dropped a pair of matches Saturday at the Rochester Invitational, falling to host Rochester in four sets before suffering a narrow five-set setback to Neumann.

Maeve Musielak led the Blue Devils with 30 kills and 48 digs across the two matches. Donnilynn Sheldon added 28 kills, while Kylie O'Brien contributed 22. Olivia Boswell directed the offense with 54 assists, and Sasha Zayatz anchored the defense with 48 digs.

Rochester 3, Fredonia State 1 (25-20, 18-25, 29-27, 25-14)

Fredonia battled the host Yellowjackets throughout the afternoon opener. After dropping the first set, the Blue Devils responded with a strong 25-18 victory in the second to even the match. The third set proved to be the turning point, as Rochester outlasted Fredonia 29-27 before pulling away in the fourth.

Musielak and Sheldon paced the attack with 15 and 14 kills, respectively, while O'Brien added 11. Boswell recorded 27 assists and Zayatz finished with 24 digs. The Blue Devils totaled 57 digs and remained within striking distance throughout the contest before Rochester used the third-set win as momentum to close out the match.

Neumann 3, Fredonia State 2 (20-25, 21-25, 26-24, 25-14, 17-15)

The Blue Devils appeared headed for a victory after taking the opening two sets, but Neumann rallied to complete the comeback in a tightly contested five-set match.

Musielak again led Fredonia with 15 kills, while Sheldon added 14 and O'Brien chipped in 11. Boswell collected 27 assists and Payton Stoddard added 25 assists. Zayatz once again paced the defense with 24 digs as Fredonia recorded 70 team digs.

After winning the first two sets, the Blue Devils were edged 26-24 in the third before Neumann evened the match with a fourth-set victory. The decisive fifth set featured multiple lead changes, but the Knights scored the final three points to secure the match. Fredonia received additional offensive production from Olivia Lexner, who finished the match with 13 kills.