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Roos women's volleyball sweeps Centenary and Brooklyn on Day Two at Kean

Posted 10/6/13

Union, NJ – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team disposed of a pair of opponents in convincing fashion Saturday on day two of the Kean Invitational. The Roos (18-3) cruised past Centenary …

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Roos women's volleyball sweeps Centenary and Brooklyn on Day Two at Kean

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Union, NJ – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team disposed of a pair of opponents in convincing fashion Saturday on day two of the Kean Invitational. The Roos (18-3) cruised past Centenary College 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-9) before handling Brooklyn College 3-0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-21).

In its opening match against Centenary the Roos played brilliant team ball completely dominating its foe outscoring the Cyclones 45-12 including a 28-10 kills advantage in the match. SUNY Canton tallied a match-high 11 kills in the opening set and had at least seven kills in each set.

Morgan Bills (Walworth, NY) set the tone offensively with 10 kills on a .529 attack percentage. Lindsay Bryer (Wilson, NY) floored seven kills to go with her match-high five services aces, while Emily Thomas (Horseheads, NY) stepped up with seven digs and four aces. Kiana Archer (Plattsburgh, NY) was the catalyst offensively setting up a match-best 15 kills over three sets.

The Roos dictated play once again in their second match against Brooklyn outscoring the Bulldogs 56-21 and holding impressive edges in kills (41-16) and hitting percentage (.225 - .049). SUNY Canton was on fire in a second set win where they tallied 17 kills, the second most in any frame this season.

Kelsy Cornish (Honeoye, NY) produced a match-best eight kills to go with eight digs. Mackenzie Mynter (Churchville, NY) put her stamp on the match all over the floor finishing with a match-best 26 assists along with seven digs and six kills. Rachel Lowther (Woodbridge, VA) came up with a strong performance tallying seven kills on just nine attack attempts (.667 hitting percentage). Archer dished out 11 assists and added three digs.

Mynter and Bryer were named to the All-Tournament team for SUNY Canton.

The women's volleyball team hits the road Wednesday when it takes on Paul Smith's College at 6:30 p.m.