Women's Volleyball | 10/30/2026 7:50:00 PM
UTICA, NY – The St. John Fisher women's volleyball team began the final weekend of the regular season with a sweep (25-17, 25-19, 25-16) of SUNY Poly on Friday night at Kevin Grimmer Court. Winners of 13 consecutive matches, the Cardinals (20-6 overall, 10-0 Empire 8 Conference) secured the Regular Season title and No. 1 seed for the 2026 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament for the seventh time in the last eight years. The eight-team tournament begins next Saturday, Nov. 7.
How It Happened
Senior outside hitter Kaylene Noble slammed five kills and hit .714 as St. John Fisher claimed the first set, 25-17. Junior outside hitter Lydia Fraser contributed four kills and a service ace, and sophomore outside hitter Kalyna Dannenberg recorded three aces and a kill. Junior setter Zofia Keogh amassed 11 assists and aced a pair of serves.
The Cardinals smashed 12 kills and hit nearly .350 in a 25-19 victory in the second set. After a back-and-forth start to the frame, Fisher used a 5-0 run that included a pair of aces from Fraser to take a 14-8 lead and stayed in control from there. Dannenberg, Fraser and Noble led the Cardinals with three kills apiece in the set.
Noble and Dannenberg dominated in the final set as the Cardinals wrapped up the sweep with a 25-16 win, combining for 12 of the team's 16 kills. Noble hammered seven kills and hit .364, while Dannenberg pounded five kills and also hit .364. Sophomore libero/defensive specialist Meadow Berube tallied two service aces in the frame.
Game Notes
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The Cardinals reached the 20-win mark for the third straight year and the eighth time overall under head coach Kelly Greapentrog.
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The Cardinals recorded their 31st consecutive victory against Empire 8 opponents (including regular season and postseason contests).
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Noble slammed 15 kills and hit .462, her third-highest hitting percentage in a match this year. It marked her eighth match this season with 15 kills or more.
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Noble also recorded 14 digs as part of her ninth double-double of the season.
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Dannenberg accounted for 12 points. She slammed nine kills while hitting .421 and recorded three service aces.
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Fraser recorded three more service aces, pushing her season total to 73 and her career total to 196. She is second on Fisher's all-time aces list.
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Fraser has tallied three or more aces in 10 matches this season.
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Keogh tallied 30 assists and three aces.
Up Next
The Cardinals finish the regular season against Utica at noon on Saturday.