Volleyball one step closer Liberty championship

Box Score

Potsdam, NY - Senior Kelley Vershbow struck for 20 kills and had just three errors in 44 swings to lead a Skidmore College attack that hit .417 overall as the second-seeded Thoroughbreds beat third-seed St. Lawrence in three straight sets, 25-14, 25-22, 25-21, in the Liberty League Semifinals Friday night at Alumni Gymnasium.

Skidmore's victory pushes the Thoroughbreds to 26-8 overall, while St. Lawrence dropped to 19-17 this year. Skidmore will face top-seeded Clarkson University in the Liberty League Championship match at 4:00 pm on Saturday afternoon.

The Thoroughbreds came out strong, hitting .412 in the first set with 17 kills and not allowing the Saints to get much going offensively. In the final two sets, St. Lawrence took early leads and forced Skidmore to take timeouts to pull things together, and each time the Thoroughbreds changed pace to regain the lead, winning each by small margins.

Vershbow had 20 kills and seven digs, while Corrine Palmer added 11 kills and four blocks for the Thoroughbreds. Elise Finnerty had 10 kills and just one error in 15 swings (.600 hitting percentage) to help a Skidmore offense that had 50 kills overall and just seven errors. Mallory Mendelsohn led the offense with 38 assists and also added in 10 digs. Sam Friedman produced a team-best 11 digs and also had three aces.

For St. Lawrence, Nyasha Miller hit .382 for the match with 15 kills and just two errors in 34 swings, and Liz Grogan was nearly as good with 10 kills and three errors in 20 attempts. Anna Kassab had 35 assists for the Saints and Katie Prue led the team with nine digs.

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