Volleyball Finishes As Runner-Up At MSAC Championships

The volleyball team defeated Jefferson CC 3-0 and advanced to the MSAC Championship match on Saturday before falling 3-0 to Finger Lakes CC.

A successful MSAC season for the Hornets was capped off by a 2nd place finish at the Conference Championships on Saturday in Canandaigua, hosted by Finger Lakes CC. 

Broome entered the tournament as the 3rd seed and faced the 2nd seeded Jefferson Cannoneers in the first round. This was the third meeting between the two teams this season, with the series tied 1-1 after Jefferson won 3-1 at home and Broome won 3-2 at the Fulton-Montgomery POD. The Hornets only needed three sets to decide this contest as they won 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-23). 

Anna Tiberia ran a balanced offense and compiled 24 assists. Gabriella Bishop led the offense with seven kills. Jaylen Bennett had six kills, Casie Kephart had five kills, and Katarina Frommert and Kate Spencer had four each. Tiberia added three kills while Mary Pierce added two. The defense was led by Kephart with eight digs. Frommert had seven digs, Tiberia had six, and Ayshah Almashni tallied five. Bennett added a team-high four aces in the match. Bishop added three aces while Kephart and Frommert added two and one, respectively. Tiberia totaled three assisted blocks, Bennett had two, and Kephart and Pierce each had one in the win. 

After beating Jefferson, Broome faced the #1 seed and host, Finger Lakes CC, in the finals. The Lakers won their semifinal match against Genesee CC 3-0. This was also the third meeting between Broome and Finger Lakes, with the Lakers holding a 2-0 edge thus far. The Hornets fought hard in an entertaining match but Finger Lakes proved too strong and won the match 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-15). Bennett led the Hornet offense with eight kills, while Pierce had five, Frommert had four, and Spencer tallied three. Almashni powered the defense with 14 digs and Bishop and Frommert added nine and eight in the category, respectively. 

Between matches, five Hornets were named to MSAC All-Conference teams. Bennett and Bishop received 1st team honors, Tiberia earned 2nd team honors, and Kephart and Frommert were named to the 3rd team. 

Broome will travel to Niagara Falls this weekend to compete in the Regional Championships, beginning with a 1:00 p.m. match against Erie CC. 

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