Kailey Falk (photo by Don Wenzel)
Fredonia won the last three sets to defeat Penn State Behrend, 3-2, in women's volleyball Tuesday.
The Blue Devils (6-2) dropped the first two sets, 20-25 and 23-25, the bounced back with 26-24, 25-22, and 15-11 wins.
Down by four points midway through the second set, Fredonia righted itself with a 5-0 run, including three kills by Brinn Shaughnessy (Apalachin/Owego). Behrend rallied back and led 24-23 before the Blue Devils closed out the match with three straight points -- consecutive kills by Kailey Falk (York, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) and a service ace by Makenna Kallin (Owego/Owego).
Passes by Amanda Mosack (Webster/Webster Schroeder) set up both of Falk's kills. Mosack had 48 assists in the five sets.
The lead changed several times in the fourth set prior to the Blue Devils going on a 6-3 run, including two kills by Emma Falk (York, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) and a service ace by Kallin. The final point was a kill by SallyAnne Rudny (Jamestown/Southwestern), from Rachel Aiello (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker).
Fredonia led the fifth and deciding set from start to finish and won the match with three straight points: a kill by Emma Falk, an attack error by Behrend with the Falk sisters combining for a block, and a kill by Rudny.
Rudny led the attack with 17 kills and added 21 digs, Emma Falk added 12 kills, Aiello had 26 digs and Kailey Falk collected 25 digs, and the Falks had five blocks each.
Next up for Fredonia is a Friday match at St. John Fisher as part of the Nazareth Invitational. The Blue Devils meet Mount Union and Nazareth on Saturday.
