FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Kylie O'Brien recorded a match-high 21 kills as the Fredonia State volleyball team erased two-set deficit to defeat Oswego State, 3-2, in its SUNYAC opener Friday evening at Dods Hall. Set scores were 16-25, 13-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-12.
After dropping the opening two sets, Fredonia responded by hitting .333 in both the third and fourth sets before closing out the comeback in the decisive fifth. Donnilynn Sheldon added 10 kills and three aces. Maeve Musielak chipped in nine kills and 10 digs, and Logann Lexner contributed eight kills.
The Blue Devils split setting duties between Molly Cassidy and Olivia Boswell. Cassidy finished with 22 assists and nine digs, while Boswell added 16 assists, three service aces, and nine digs. Defensively, Fredonia totaled 68 digs, led by Musielak's 10, with Cassidy, Boswell, and Sasha Zayatz adding nine apiece.
Fredonia seized momentum late in the third set, overcoming a 22-20 deficit with a 5-1 run to stay alive. The Blue Devils then pulled away late in the fourth set before building a 15-12 edge in the fifth to complete the comeback.
