SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Skidmore College volleyball team is off to a 2-1 start to the season after splitting its two matches on Saturday. The Thoroughbreds swept Rivier University (25-18, 25-23, 25-17) before falling in five sets (10-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-11) to Keene State.
 
Skidmore 3, Rivier 0

• The balanced Thoroughbred attack featured six different players with five or more kills.
• Ella Harris, Jo Blanco, and Jazlin Chen all had six kills.
• Maya Stolarz, Rudi Reyes, and Madison Manning finished with five kills apiece.
• Reyes added a match high five blocks. Chen had four to go along with four service aces.
• Ella Kretten led the way defensively with 11 digs.
• As a team, Skidmore hit .221 with 38 kills in 86 attempts with 19 errors. Rivier swung at a .075 clip.
• Noa Berger registered 24 assists and six digs.

 
Keene State 3, Skidmore 2

• After Skidmore went up two sets to none, Keene State fought back late in the third game to continue the match before pushing it to five.
• In the fifth set, the Owls came out hot with a 7-1 run after Skidmore got the first point.
• Keene State led 13-6 before the Thoroughbreds rattled off five points in a row to get to within two. Keene State closed it out by scoring the final two points on a Molly Wetherbee kill followed by a Sarah Bartels service ace.
• Blanco led Skidmore with 11 kills, four blocks, and 13 digs.
• Harris added eight more kills with six blocks.
• Carolyn Scott got in on the action with seven kills.
• The Thoroughbreds dominated the net with a 14-3 edge in blocks. Chen led the team with seven. Two out of Harris's six blocks were solo stuffs.
• Manning registered six kills and 12 digs with a pair of assists.
• Catriona Hoelperl had 19 assists and three kills with two aces.
• Bartels had 12 kills, five aces, six digs, and 16 assists to lead Keene State.

 
NEXT UP: Skidmore will host Williams College on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m.
 

• After the completion of the tournament, Ella Harris was named to the All-Tournament Team. 

Springfield College Invitational All-Tournament Team
Natalie Billet (Springfield) - MVP
Ally Townsend (Springfield)
Maeve Voltz (Springfield)
Allie Hill (Westfield State)
Lily Sills (Rivier)
Ella Harris (Skidmore)
Taryn Broughal (UMass Boston)
Reagan Fleming (Keene State)