CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland women's volleyball team improved to 5-1 in SUNYAC play with a 25-12, 25-7, 25-7 sweep of visiting Potsdam.
Cortland will host Canton in league action Saturday at noon.
Kira Pirrera (Hauppauge/Smithtown West) led Cortland with 13 kills and was second on the team with 10 digs. She had three errors in 25 attempts for a .400 attack percentage.
Reese Chudoba (Hamburg) put down seven kills with no errors in 12 attempts for a .583 attack percentage, and she also recorded two blocks.
Abigail McGaughey (Palmdale, CA/Desert Christian) finished with a career-high tying seven kills with two errors in 11 swings for a .455 hitting percentage.
Bianca Sapano (Floral Park/Kellenberg Memorial) led Cortland with nine aces and 14 digs. The nine aces are the most by a Cortland player since Allie Sturgess served nine aces versus Potsdam in 2022.
Sanaiya Whitted (Poughkeepsie/Franklin D. Roosevelt) added four kills and no errors in seven attempts (.571). Cortland finished the match with a .390 team attack percentage.
Samantha Rodriguez (Camarillo, CA/Adolfo Camarillo) dished out 15 assists.
Anna Lynch (Rochester/Our Lady of Mercy) shared the team lead with two blocks, and
Lily Coan (Sayville) finished with three aces.
Potsdam (6-17, 1-5 SUNYAC) was led by Noelle Redeye with five kills and Rachel Mdore with 11 digs.
The first set was tied 11-11 before Cortland finished on a 14-1 run. The Red Dragons established a 6-0 lead to take control in the second, and a 13-1 lead to open the third set.
