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2017 North Country Invitational

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North Country Invitational (hosted by Clarkson University/SUNY Potsdam)

All-Tournament Team
MVP - Rachael Aird (Clarkson)
Rachel Reusch (Clarkson)
Kate Isaksen (Clarkson)
Amanda Teppo (St. Lawrence)
Marissa Parker (St. Lawrence)
Kristen Stanek (Fredonia)
Courtney Poirier (Fredonia)
Kelsea Healis (SUNY Potsdam)
Shea Norton (SUNY Canton)
Jadine Buddingh (Keuka)

Schedule - Friday, September 8th
(at Clarkson University)

5:00 pm - Keuka vs. Clarkson (BOX SCORE)
Results: Clarkson 3, Keuka 0
Clarkson 25, Keuka 8
Clarkson 25, Keuka 16
Clarkson 25, Keuka 6
 
Game Recap: None of the sets were particularly close, though in the second set Keuka put up a fight with a solid effort on offense that resulted in 10 kills. That wasn't nearly enough against the Golden Knights, however, as Rachael Aird was dominant throughout, striking 16 kills with just a single error in 21 attempts for a .714 hitting percentage. Not to be outdone, sophomore Rachel Reusch had an even better hitting percentage at .818, compiling nine kills with no errors in 11 attempts. Clarkson also ripped 10 aces overall, with Jillian Saenz leading the way with four. Saenz also tossed in 35 assists and seven digs. Kate Isaksen led the team with 16 digs and was followed closely by Kendall Cheval, who contributed 12 digs and a pair of aces. 

For Keuka, Lauren Moelbert scored seven kills, but Keuka hit negative in the match (18-19-98), producing a positive result only in the second game. Alyssa Rex ran the offense to the tune of 13 assists, while Jadine Buddingh had a team-best eight digs. 

7:00 pm - Fredonia State vs. SUNY Canton (BOX SCORE)
Results: Fredonia 3, SUNY Canton 0
Fredonia 25, SUNY Canton 22
Fredonia 25, SUNY Canton 19
Fredonia 25, SUNY Canton 17
 
Game Recap: Despite an impressive hitting percentage of .406 in the first set, Fredonia found itself down in the early going of the opener because of SUNY Canton's solid offensive production. However, the Kangaroos, who also served well in the opener, couldn't maintain that level of efficiency throughout the set as the Blue Devils crawled back in, reversing a five-point deficit (17-12) into a three-point win (25-22) with a 13-5 run. While the Roos were certainly in the second and third sets, their service game and serve receive put them in a tough position. SUNY Canton had six service errors in set two and had four reception errors in the third as Fredonia found the right time to make runs to sweep the match.

Kristen Stanek scored 16 kills to lead the Blue Devils, while Hallie Christoper produced 27 assists. Courtney Poirier led the defense with 18 digs and Selena Brown had four total blocks, with one solo effort and three assists. For SUNY Canton, Jenna Roat recorded 25 digs and Peyton Robinson had 30 assists. Shea Norton was the top offensive threat for the Roos with 12 kills, while Marissa Ixtlahuac tallied five total blocks, with one as a solo job and four coming as assists. 

Schedule - Friday, September 8th
(at SUNY Potsdam)

6:00 pm - St. Lawrence vs. SUNY Potsdam (BOX SCORE)
Results: St. Lawrence 3, SUNY Potsdam 1
St. Lawrence 25, Potsdam 22
St. Lawrence 25, Potsdam 20
Potsdam 26, St. Lawrence 24
St. Lawrence 25, Potsdam 18

Game Recap: The Saints used offense from all different angle to come away with a four-set victory over the Bears. In the second set, an impressive outburst saw St. Lawrence hit .571 thanks to 23 kills and just three errors. Though the third set had a hiccup that allowed the Bears to force a little extra time, the Saints found enough ways to keep the Bears down in the fourth.

Amanda Teppo hit .600 for the match (12-0-20) and also added five blocks (one solo, four assists) for St. Lawrence, while Julia Wagner nearly matched the effort with 10 kills and just one miscue on 17 attacks (.529 hitting percentage). Grace Kelly led the team with 16 kills and Masha Kolesnikova also contributed 12 kills and four aces. Katie Kull was solid in distribution, recording 63 assists. For Potsdam, Anika Anderson aced the Saints on five occasions and also had nine kills, while Brianna Rodda had a double-double on 31 assists and 10 digs. Maddie Kaplan led the Bears, defensively, with 13 digs. 

8:00 pm - Keuka vs. SUNY Potsdam (BOX SCORE)
Results: SUNY Potsdam 3, Keuka 0
Potsdam 25, Keuka 22
Potsdam 25, Keuka 7
Potsdam 25, Keuka 12
 
Game Recap: After a slow start, Potsdam asserted itself on offense to keep down a plucky Keuka squad that made things interesting in the first set. The Wolves struck for 12 kills in the first game, but their offense went south after that with just nine kills against 18 errors in the final two sets. The Bears took advantage and more than doubled up Keuka in the final two sets, hitting .318 and .292 to counteract the Wolves' negative hitting percentage.

Kelsey Tompkins hit .455 with six kills and five total blocks (two solo, three assists) while Monica Mack was even better for the Bears with a .500 hitting percentage (6-1-10). Maddie Kaplan delivered 15 digs and Brianna Rodda had 23 assists. For Keuka, Jadine Buddingh nearly struck for a .500 hitting percentage at 9-2-16. Alyssa Rex distributed 18 assists and Brooke Buck had 11 digs. 

Schedule - Saturday, September 9th
(at SUNY Potsdam)

11:00 am - SUNY Canton vs. SUNY Potsdam (BOX SCORE)
Results: SUNY Potsdam 3, SUNY Canton 1
Potsdam 25, Canton 22
Potsdam 25, Canton 15
Canton 25, Potsdam 21
Potsdam 25, Canton 16

Game Recap: Both teams took a while to get going on offense, but in the fourth set Potsdam found its rhythm and hit .308 to close out the match to keep Canton from forcing a fifth set.

Kelsea Healis led Potsdam with nine kills, but she had nine errors along the way to hit .000 for the match. Both Rachel Topf and Monica Mack were better, striking for eight kills for the Bears. Anika Anderson produced 21 digs and libero Maddie Kaplan had 15 digs for Potsdam. For SUNY Canton, Shea North had a double-double with 11 kills (11-2-31) and 15 digs, while Peyton Robinson did the same on 33 assists and 15 digs. Jenna Roat also recorded 14 digs. 

1:00 pm - SUNY Canton vs. Keuka (BOX SCORE)
Results: SUNY Canton 3, Keuka 1
SUNY Canton 25, Keuka 23
SUNY Canton 27, Keuka 25
Keuka 25, SUNY Canton 23
SUNY Canton 25, Keuka 23

Game Recap: The final match of the day at Maxcy Hall couldn't have been much tighter other than going to a fifth set, as each of the four games was decided by just two points. SUNY Canton did enough on offense (.283 hitting percentage) to hold off the Wolves in each team's last match of the weekend.

Shea North hit .394 with 18 kills and eight digs and Melissa McMaster followed with 12 kills. Peyton Robinson averaged 11 assists per set for a total of 44 to go along with nine digs. Jenna Roat led the Kangaroos with 17 digs. For Keuka, Lauren Moelbert had 10 kills and Jadine Buddingh added in eight more. Alyssa Rex delivered 26 assists and found time for five kills of her own. Emily Cottrell also had 15 digs and a pair of aces. 


Schedule - Saturday, September 9th
(at Clarkson University)

10:00 am - Keuka vs. St. Lawrence (BOX SCORE)
Results: St. Lawrence 3, Keuka 0
St. Lawrence 25, Keuka 18
St. Lawrence 25, Keuka 14
St. Lawrence 27, Keuka 25
 
Game Recap: A lineup mix up in the third set put St. Lawrence down by six points in the early going, but the Saints were able to come back despite the deficit and claim a three-set sweep. Bolstered by the six points, Keuka played well in the third game, hitting .175 with 12 kills and enough aces to keep St. Lawrence honest. However, the Saints had enough in the tank to complete the match in just three games.

Marissa Parker led St. Lawrence with eight kills and a .400 hitting percentage, while Mac Barnes chipped in six kills and three aces. Amanda Teppo also contributed five kills on just 11 swings. Ally Good led the defense with 16 digs, while Katie Kull and Maddy Bishop split setting duties. Kull recorded 12 assists in the first set, while Bishop produced 18 in the final two sets. For Keuka, Lauren Moelbert and Meghan Calhoun each had six kills, Alyssa Rex scored 14 assists and Brook Buck had 10 digs. 

12:00 noon - Fredonia State vs. Clarkson (BOX SCORE)
Results: Clarkson 3, Fredonia State 0
Clarkson 25, Fredonia 10
Clarkson 25, Fredonia 17
Clarkson 25, Fredonia 14
 
Game Recap: Despite just a .120 hitting percentage, the Golden Knights were able to keep Fredonia off balance with a solid serving game and keeping the Blue Devils out of system. That was enough to force the Blue Devils into 32 hitting errors in the match (-.136 hitting percentage). 

Rachael Aird had six kills and also had four aces, three of which came during a key run late in the second set, making the score more lopsided than what it truly was. Savannah Peters added five kills and four total blocks, while Jillian Saenz had 18 assists. Kate Isaksen and Kendall Cheval led the defense with 14 and 10 digs, respectively. For Fredonia, Kristen Stanek had seven kills, but she also had 11 miscues on attack. Amanda Mosack produced 13 assists, and Courtney Poirier was solid in the back row with 18 digs. 

2:00 pm - Fredonia State vs. St. Lawrence (BOX SCORE)
Results: Fredonia State 3, St. Lawrence 0
Fredonia 25, St. Lawrence 17
Fredonia 25, St. Lawrence 20
Fredonia 25, St. Lawrence 14
 
Game Recap: Despite falling in three to Clarkson just 40 minutes before, Fredonia had enough left in the tank to claim a three-set sweep of St. Lawrence in mid-afternoon. The Blue Devils hit .260 in the match and limited their mistakes overall, with just 21 errors across the board.

Kristen Stanek produced a double-double with 14 digs and 12 kills on 26 swings with just one error, while Kailey Falk also tossed in 11 kills. Amanda Mosack recorded 33 assists and Courtney Poirier had 12 digs. For St. Lawrence, Katie Kull had team-bests of 21 assists and 12 digs, while Masha Kolesnikova was just short of her second figure with 11 digs. Grace Kelly led the team on offense with eight kills. 

4:00 pm - SUNY Potsdam vs. Clarkson (BOX SCORE)
Results: Clarkson 3, SUNY Potsdam 0
Clarkson 25, Potsdam 14
Clarkson 25, Potsdam 19
Clarkson 25, Potsdam 13
 
Game Recap: In the second set, Clarkson trailed by one late (19-18), but tied things up after a timeout and then Rachael Aird served out the set to help shift the momentum and give the Knights their third sweep of the weekend. 

Aird finished with 16 kills and a .333 hitting percentage in the match, but it was Meghan Edmund who came through with the best offensive match of her career. The junior hit .583 with eight kills and just a single error on 12 chances and also added in three aces and 12 digs. Rachel Reusch also hit .350 with nine kills and only two errors in 20 attempts. Jillian Saenz distributed 40 assists and Kate Isaksen recorded 25 digs on the defensive end. For Potsdam, Kelsea Healis scored a team-high seven kills and also had 10 digs, while Brianna Rodda had 17 assists and seven digs. 

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