Morrisville, N.Y. - The SUNY Morrisville women's volleyball team captured a 3-2 match win Friday night in thrilling fashion, taking visiting Widener to the fifth set where the Mustangs took the win with a 16-14 set finale.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Morrisville 3, Widener 2 (25-22,25-22,18-25,18-25,16-14)

• Location: SUNY Morrisville, Morrisville, N.Y.

• Records: SUNY Morrisville 1-0, Widener 0-1

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• SUNY Morrisville's strong attack would lead to two wins early as the Mustangs finished with 17 kills in set one and 15 kills in set two.

• Emily Huppee (Liberty Hill, Tex) had a big match for host SUNY Morrisville as she finished with 26 kills, while teammate Keelin Baker (Vestal, N.Y.) added 15 and Kayci Olson added 8 at the net.

• Hannah Taylor (Goshen, N.Y.) led the Mustangs with 39 assists while Samantha Mehler (Cumming, Ga) finished with 5.

• Kayla Sheasby (Hood River, Ore.) put up big numbers for Morrisville defensively, registering 21 digs, while Baker added 11.

• The SUNY Morrisville Mustangs finished with 9 aces, Olson led the team with 4 aces, while Kathryn Dolan (Quincy, Ca) finished with 2.

• Widener University rallied with wins in the 3rd and 4th set to force a 5th set.  Lilyanna Martucci led the visitors with 11 kills, while Abigail Herrin finished with 10 kills.

• Megan Barthol had 30 assists, while Martucci collected 12 digs for the Lions.
   

WHAT'S NEXT

• The SUNY Morrisville women's volleyball team returns to action on Saturday September 2nd when they face off against Johnson & Wales University at 11 AM and Geneva College at 3 PM.