Volleyball Preview: Columbia Blue Devils vs. Niskayuna Silver Warriors
The Columbia Blue Devils will face off against the Niskayuna Silver Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, Columbia was able to grind out a solid win over Colonie Central, taking the game 3-1.
Columbia had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Tran, who had ten digs and two aces. Tran is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Columbia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Niskayuna earned a 3-1 victory over Averill Park on Thursday.
Niskayuna was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 15-25, 25-22, 25-4.
Columbia's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3-1. As for Niskayuna, they now have a winning record of 9-8-1.
Columbia skirted past Niskayuna 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Columbia repeat their success, or does Niskayuna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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