GAME ONE: Wheaton 0 - St. Lawrence (19-25, 15-25, 26-28)

RECORDS: Wheaton (2-2, 0-0 NEWMAC) – St. Lawrence (5-0)

LOCATION: Potsdam, NY (Alumni Gymnasium)

THE RUNDOWN:  

• The Wheaton College volleyball team opened the North Country Invitational with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 28-26) loss to host St. Lawrence. 
• The Lyons got 14 kills out of junior Julia Palomba, while first-year Bailey Madrzyk ended the contest with nine. Becca Houghton picked up 26 assists in the loss, while Ariana Rajaee picked up 13 digs. 

THE BASICS:

• Attacking percentage: Wheaton .124 / St. Lawrence .255
• Service aces: Wheaton 4 / St. Lawrence 12
• Digs: Wheaton 45 / St. Lawrence 37
• Block solos: Wheaton 0 / St. Lawrence 3
• Block assists: Wheaton 2 / St. Lawrence 10

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GAME TWO: Wheaton 3 - Brockport 2

RECORDS: Wheaton (3-2) - Brockport (2-4)

LOCATION: Potsdam, NY (Alumni Gymnasium)

THE RUNDOWN:  

• The Lyons had their hands full in the second match of the day, battling Brockport through five sets, with Wheaton ultimately coming out victorious.
• Wheaton was led by a match-high 21 kills from Palomba, while Adara Hamilton chipped in 15 in the win. 
• Sophie Wilhelm picked up 25 digs, while Hamilton pulled up 16, and Palomba eight. Madrzyk and Haley McCreight led the Lyons with three blocks.  
• The first set saw Wheaton fall behind early and never quite recover, handing Brockport an opening 25-20 win. 
• The Lyons responded in the second set, coming out strong, taking an early 4-0 lead behind kills from Houghton and Palomba. Brockport found a way to counter, but Wheaton continued to push, pulling out the win on a Houghton ace. 
• The third set was all Wheaton with the Lyons flying out to a 10-3 lead with help from Houghton and Wilhelm serves. Wheaton never let Brockport get comfortable, pulling away to a 25-15 victory. 
• The fourth set saw things swing in Brockport's favor with the Golden Eagles doing enough to earn the win and send the match into a fifth set. 
• Wheaton's offense came out determined in the fifth set with the match opening on a Palomba kill. The Lyons remained in the driver's seat, never relinquishing the lead, en route to the 15-12 set win, and match win. 

THE BASICS:

• Attacking percentage: Wheaton .137 / Brockport .195
• Service aces: Wheaton 13 / Brockport 5
• Digs: Wheaton 77 / Brockport 61
• Block solos: Wheaton 3 / Brockport 3
• Block assists: Wheaton 8 / Brockport 18

UP NEXT: Wheaton returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 7 for the rest of the North Country Invitational where they'll take on Clarkson and D'Youville. VIDEO / LIVE STATS