Box Score

FREDONIA, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's volleyball team (28-10) eliminated the Fredonia Blue Devils (24-13), 3-1 (19-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-19), in the semifinal round of the 2010 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Volleyball Championship Tournament Friday afternoon. The match was held in Dods Hall, on the campus of SUNY Fredonia.

This marks New Paltz's eighth straight win as they prevailed over Fredonia.

Fredonia maintained the tempo early during the first set, holding a nine point lead. The blue and orange pulled within four later in the set, but the Blue Devils took set one.

In the second set, both teams exchanged the lead until the Hawks pulled away with the second stanza, after Fredonia tied the match at 13.

The Hawks built up momentum down the stretch in set three. New Paltz scored 13 of the match's final 15 points to secure a 2-1 advantage.

The blue and orange defeated the Fredonia in the fourth frame. The Hawks were down, 7-1, but battled back, ultimately advancing to the SUNYAC Championship match.

Junior outside hitter Melinda DiGiovanna (West Hempstead, N.Y.) collected a double-double, with 11 kills in 29 total attempts with three errors for a .276 hitting percentage and added 13 digs. Senior middle hitter Dana Kindelmann (Nesconset, N.Y.) compiled a team-high 12 kills in 27 total attempts with one error and collected two block assists and one solo block. Freshman setter Marissa King (Canandaigua, N.Y.) assembled 22 assists.

For the Blue Devils, Brittany Lis handed out a match-high 40 assists, while Sarah Zureck collected a match-high 27 digs.

Fredonia, which entered the tournament as the West Division's No. 1 seed, finished its season with a record of 24-13.

The Hawks advance to the championship match tomorrow at 2 p.m., as they take on the winner of the other semifinal match between Cortland and Geneseo.