The Hornets volleyball team was named Regional Champs on Oct. 28, 2018.
The Hornets women’s volleyball team advanced to the 2018 NJCAA Division III Volleyball Championship in Rochester, Minnesota, after sweeping Finger Lakes in the Region III A Championship match. It’s the first time since 1984 that SUNY Broome has advanced to the national tournament, which will be held Nov. 8 through 10 at the UCR Regional Sports Center.
“A regional NJCAA Championship is an awesome accomplishment for any community college athletic team, but especially so for a college of our size,” SUNY Broome President Kevin E. Drumm said. “We are Hornet Proud of all our team members!”
On Oct. 28 in the championship match, the Hornets defeated the Lakers in a straight set sweep with set scores 25-16, 25-16, 25–19. During the match, Mackinzie Mee led the offense with 13 kills while Rayna Pouliot added 8, Brianna Kosinski totaled 33 assists, Mckenzi Donahue led in digs with 19 and Paige Taylor had 6 blocks.
The Hornets volleyball team was named Regional Champs on Oct. 28, 2018.
On Oct. 27, Broome went 2-1 in Pool B play in the tournament hosted by Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, NY. During the first match of the day, Broome went 3-0 against Erie with set scores of 25-15, 34-32, 28-26. Pouliot led the offense with 12 kills, Kosinski had 37 assists and 3 aces, Taylor had a season high hitting percentage of .692 with 9 kills on 13 attempts and added 6 blocks, Mee had 9 kills and 15 digs and Donahue also added 15 digs.
The second match of the day was a 3–0 win against Genesee with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-22. Pouliot led in kills with 8 and Hannah Brown chipped in with 7 kills and 3 blocks, Kosinski had 27 assists and 2 aces, Alyssa Hovey led with 14 digs, Taylor had 7 blocks and Donahue had 2 solo blocks. Broome went 1-2 against Jefferson with set scores of 18-25, 18-25, 25-20. Pouliot had 7 kills, Donahue also had 7 kills to go along with her 3 aces, Kosinski had 27 assists, Hovey added 22 digs and Taylor chipped in with 8 blocks.
The Hornets volleyball team was named Regional Champs on Oct. 28, 2018.
Prior to pool play on Saturday, Kosinski and Mee were names to the All-Region team and Coach Maegen Eddinger was named the Region III Coach of the Year. After Sunday’s championship matches Mee, Pouliot and Taylor were named to the All-tournament Team and Kosinski was named Tournament MVP.
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