AMHERST, N.Y. - The D'Youville University Women's Volleyball Team (7-18, 3-9 ECC) finished up their season with a 3-0 loss at Daemen University.
D'Youville University 0 at Daemen University 3 (15-25, 18-25, 8-25)
First Set
The Wildcats took the early lead in set one jumping out to a quick 9-1 lead. The Saints worked to get back in the game, and after a kill from
Giselle Ramirez (Miami, Fla./School for Advanced Studies) and a Wildcat error, managed to bring the score to 15-10 in the Wildcats favor. From there, Daemen's offense took control and the Wildcats jumped to a 24-12 lead. A kill from
Eve Musielak (Eden, N.Y./Eden), a service ace from
Isabelle Prentice (Bainbridge, Wash./Bainbridge), and another Wildcat error brought the score to 24-15. The Wildcats would go on to take the next point and win set one 25-15.
Second Set
The second set started like the first with the Wildcats taking the lead, but the Saints managed to keep the score much closer after back-to-back kills from
Nathalya Rocha (El Paso, TX/Canutillo) and
Brianna Damstetter (Buffalo, N.Y./City Honors) put the Saints closer behind with a score of 9-6. The Wildcats continued to fight back and a final kill from
Giselle Ramirez was not enough to stop Daemen as they would go on to win set two 25-18.
Third Set
The Wildcats were fully in control of the third set jumping ahead early. They would hold the lead for the entirety of the set and despite the Saints best efforts to put up a fight would fall 25-8 to the Wildcats.