WASHINGTON, DC- The Keystone College volleyball team challenged Gallaudet in a tightly contested opening set before pushing Regis to extra points in the second match of Saturday's tri-match at Gallaudet's Field House.
Madison Woods (Camrose, Alberta, Canada/Ecole Camrose Composite) led Keystone's attack against Gallaudet, while Hannah Ely (Wyalusing, PA/Wyalusing Valley Jr./Sr.) and Isabella Buonopane (Wake Forest, N.C./Archbishop Williams) paced the offense against Regis. Nat Reyes (Lamont, CA/Arvin) finished with a team-high 18 digs across the two matches, and Anna Johnson (Niles, MI/Niles) totaled 28 assists.
Gallaudet 3 Keystone 0
The Giants stayed within reach throughout an opening set that featured 13 ties and seven lead changes. Keystone recorded six kills and three attack errors in the frame, while its defense helped force seven Gallaudet attack errors. Just two points separated the teams at the finish, with the Bison taking the set 25–23.
Gallaudet won the second set 25–10 before Keystone produced its highest kill total of the match in the third. The Giants recorded seven kills in the final frame, which ended 25–17.
Woods led Keystone with seven kills on 14 attempts, finishing with a .357 hitting percentage and five digs. Buonopane added four kills and four digs, while Nakaya Cridge (New Castle, IN/South Henry School Corporation) contributed in several areas with three kills, two service aces and two solo blocks. Cridge hit .286 and matched Woods with seven points.
Aliya Noriega (Anchorage, AK/West Anchorage) recorded two kills without an attack error on six attempts for a .333 hitting percentage. She also contributed a solo block and a block assist. Rachel Davis (Mont Belvieu, TX/Barbers Hill) added two kills without an attack error, along with a block assist.
Johnson directed the offense with 15 assists and added four digs and a service ace. Naema Alatorre (Brownsville, TX/Idea Frontier) supplied two assists, while Ely contributed an assist and three digs.
Reyes anchored the back row with 10 digs, reaching double figures to lead the Giants. Chloe Ibarra (Denver, CO/Northglenn) added a kill on her only attack attempt and a service ace.
Keystone finished the match with 19 kills, 30 digs, four aces and four team blocks.
Regis 3 Keystone 0
The Giants followed with a strong offensive showing against Regis, totaling 32 kills and hitting .235 across three sets. Ely, Buonopane and Cridge each hit above .300, combining for 22 kills with just three attack errors.
After a 25–20 opening set, Keystone pushed Regis through an extended second frame that included 10 ties and four lead changes. The Giants recorded 15 kills with only three attack errors on 36 attempts, hitting .333 in their most productive set of the afternoon.
Keystone scored 26 points in the frame before Regis secured the two-point margin needed to take it, 28–26. The Giants followed with 10 kills and a .250 hitting percentage in the third set, which Regis won 25–16.
Ely led Keystone with nine kills on 17 attempts, committing just two attack errors for a .412 hitting percentage. She added four digs, an assist and a service ace to finish with a team-high 10 points.
Buonopane turned in an efficient performance with eight kills and no attack errors on 15 attempts, hitting .533. She also recorded six digs and a service ace.
Cridge added five kills on 13 attempts for a .308 hitting percentage and supplied a solo block. Woods contributed four kills, two digs and a block assist in two sets of action.
Alatorre finished with seven assists, two kills, two service aces and three digs. Her two kills came without an attack error on seven attempts. Sydney Frasier (Loveland, CO/Thompson Valley) added two kills, while Noriega chipped in one.
Johnson led the Giants with 13 assists and contributed six digs. Reyes again finished atop Keystone's defensive totals with eight digs, while Buonopane and Johnson followed with six apiece.
Davis recorded a solo block and a block assist, along with a kill, an assist and two digs. Ibarra supplied a service ace, an assist and a dig.
Keystone totaled 33 digs, five service aces and three team blocks against Regis. Across the afternoon, Buonopane led the Giants with 12 kills, Woods followed with 11, and Cridge contributed eight kills, three solo blocks and two aces.
