Noble Surpasses 1,000 Career Kills As St. John Fisher Downs Houghton to Clinch E8 Regular Season Volleyball Crown

Cardinals have now won 25 straight matches

St. John Fisher Athletic Communications

Women's Volleyball | 10/31/2025 7:54:00 PM

PITTSFORD, NY – Junior outside hitter Kaylene Noble surpassed 1,000 career kills, and the St. John Fisher women's volleyball team extended its winning streak to 25 matches with a sweep of Houghton on Friday night at Manning & Napier Varsity Gym. The Cardinals (25-1, 10-0 Empire 8) secured the top seed for the upcoming Empire 8 Conference Tournament with the victory. Additionally, they recorded their 17th straight sweep and 21st of the season, tied for the most in program history during the rally scoring era (2001-present). 

Noble reached 1,000 career kills early in the second set. She finished with 18 overall while logging a .316 hitting percentage. 

How It Happened

The Cardinals cruised to a 25-9 victory in the first set behind seven kills from freshman Kalyna Dannenberg, who hit .500 in the frame. Senior Madalyn Bouton had four kills on four attempts. 

Noble led the Cardinals to a 25-21 victory in the third set with seven kills. Dannenberg slammed four more and hit .375. 

Fisher finished off the sweep with a 25-16 third-set victory. Noble continued to dominate the Highlanders in that frame, pounding nine kills while hitting .538. Dannenberg had five more kills to end her night with 16. 

Match Notes

  • The Cardinals' 25-match winning streak is the longest in program history during the rally scoring era. 

  • The Cardinals are tied with East Texas Baptist for the longest active winning streak in Division III. 

  • Fisher has won 16 straight matches against conference teams (including postseason) and owns a 34-2 overall record since a four-set loss to Nazareth on Oct. 23 of last season. 

  • Dannenberg's 16 kills marked a career high. She ended the night with a match-high .438 hitting percentage. 

  • Dannenberg also had 11 digs as part of her seventh double-double of the season. 

  • Noble recorded her seventh match this season with more than 15 kills. 

  • Sophomore outside hitter Lydia Fraser recorded one service ace to push her season total to 65. She needs one more to move into the top 10 on Fisher's single-season service aces list. 

  • Senior setter Reilly Morrow tallied a match-high 37 assists. 

  • Senior libero Kiera Hartpence amassed a match-high 12 digs. 

Up Next

The Cardinals conclude the regular season with a road match at 2 p.m. Saturday against Alfred.