Elmira Finishes Second in ECAC Metro-Upstate Volleyball Championship
Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College Soaring Eagles Women’s Volleyball team claimed second place honors at the 2010 Division III Metro-Upstate Women’s Volleyball Championship Saturday afternoon at Elmira College. Elmira College finishes the 2010 season with an overall record of 28-8 this year, the teams largest win total since the 1999 season.
In the first ECAC semifinal match Saturday afternoon the Soaring Eagles swept the Cardinals in three straight sets, (25-23, 25-20, 25-13). Elmira College was led offensively in the match by Brittany Raykoske ’12 (Johnstown, NY -- Gloversville). Raykoske hit double figures in kills for EC with 10 and also recorded 3 serve aces in the win. Empire 8 Player of the Year Sasha Zavadska ’13 (Bratislava, SVK -- The British School) was also a main contributor with 9 kills and 7 digs. First year standout Taryn Rumsey ’14 (Mansfield, PA -- Mansfield) and Chelsea Needham ’11 (Middletown, NY -- Middletown) balanced EC’s offensive attack with 7 kills each.
Elmira College met FDU-Florham in the ECAC championship match after the Devils defeated Ramapo in four sets. FDU-Florham was able to take the first two sets to take command of the match, but the Soaring Eagles showed their resiliency battling back to take the third set. The fourth set of the match was close throughout, but it was the Devils that would take the set and the match 3-1, (25-15, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22).