Volleyball Earns Split in Season Opener

CONTACT: Julia Quinlan, j.quinlan@hvcc.edu, (518) 629-7863 or (518) 530-7376
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Saturday, September 7, 2024

The Hudson Valley Community College volleyball team started off their season earning a 1-1 split on the road at SUNY Adirondack.

GAME ONE: HUDSON VALLEY 3, MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1  (25-22, 16-25, 25-23, 25-23)

The opening game of the Viking's 2024 season ended in a 3-1 win over MCC. Jordyn Peacock led the team with 14 kills and 2 blocks, playing in all 4 sets.  Payton Benjamin also added 11 kills to the scoresheet.

Gabriella Kholstinin accumulated 26 assists in the four-set win and hit the ball well with 5 kills on 11 attack attempts and tallied a pair of service aces. Abbigail Newell added 12 digs, 9 kills and only 2 serve receive errors in 14 attempts for a well-rounded match.

GAME TWO: FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3, HUDSON VALLEY 0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-8)

The second game of the day featured a tough matchup with Finger Lakes. The Vikings narrowly missed a chance to steal a set in the first set, which ultimately went to the Lakers. Following the battle in the first two sets, the short-handed Vikings ran out of gas with FLCC taking the final set 25-8.

As a team, Hudson Valley accumulated 16 kills, 7 assists and 29 digs against a strong attack from the Lakers. Leading the Vikings attack was Abbigail Newell, who finished with 5 kills and 5 digs with 4 serve receive errors in 15 attempts. Jordyn Peacock added 3 kills on 11 attempts.

The team travels to Herkimer College on Tuesday, September 10^th to face the Generals. The match is set to start at 6 p.m.