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Saints' Volleyball sweeps on first day of Canton Classic

Posted 10/1/16

Grace Kelly finished the day with 19 kills to lead the St. Lawrence University volleyball team to a sweep of SUNY Canton and Hartwick on the first day of competition in the Canton Classic Friday …

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Saints' Volleyball sweeps on first day of Canton Classic

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Grace Kelly finished the day with 19 kills to lead the St. Lawrence University volleyball team to a sweep of SUNY Canton and Hartwick on the first day of competition in the Canton Classic Friday night in Burkman Gymnasium in Canton.

St. Lawrence (7-11) defeated SUNY Canton in four sets by scores of 25-21, 18-25, 25-17 and 25-12. In the second match of the day, Canton defeated Hartwick in four games. The Saints then handled Hartwick with a 3-0 decision by scores of 25-19, 25-17 and 25-14.

In the Canton match, Masha Kolesnikova and Kelly led the St. Lawrence attack with 10 kills each while Amanda Teppo and Maddy Ruehl each chipped in eight kills. Maddy Bishop handed out 33 assists and Ally Good led the defense with 24 digs. Teppo also had four blocks for the Saints.

In the second match of the evening for the Saints, Kelly had another 10 kills and Bishop handed out 24 assists and served three aces. Elle Gray and Good had 12 and 11 digs, respectively, to lead the defensive effort, while Teppo provided another four blocks.

The Saints will face Elmira College at 2 p.m. Saturday at SUNY Canton in their final match of the Canton Classic before co-hosting Liberty League matches with Clarkson next weekend. The Saints will play at Clarkson on Friday, facing the Golden Knights and Union before hosting RIT and Skidmore on Saturday at Burkman Gymnasium.