PURCHASE, N.Y. — The SUNY Old Westbury women's volleyball team earned a 3-1 victory over Purchase College on Tuesday, October 13, securing its first Skyline Conference win of the season at the Purchase College Gymnasium. After dropping the opening set, the Panthers responded with three consecutive victories to take the match by scores of 15-25, 25-17, 25-14 and 25-19.
Old Westbury bounced back in the second set, using a stronger offensive performance to even the match at one set apiece. The Panthers carried that momentum into the third set, limiting Purchase to 14 points before closing out the match in the fourth.
Kasey Coppola led the Panthers with 11 kills, hitting .476, while Nicole Zugnoni added eight kills and finished with 11.5 points. Zugnoni also contributed two solo blocks and one block assist. Paige Herbert chipped in five kills, while Amaya McFadden recorded four kills, three service aces and 10 digs.
Julia Brandes and Katia Gomez each finished with 13 assists. Brandes added a team-high 12 digs, while Ava Cavanaugh contributed 10 digs and four service aces. As a team, Old Westbury recorded 12 service aces and eight block assists.
The Panthers are on the road to take on Yeshiva on Oct. 15 at 8pm.
