OSWEGO, N.Y.—The SUNY Potsdam women's volleyball team (9-8, 1-4) rallied from a 2-0 deficit before falling 3-2 at Oswego State (11-10, 2-2 SUNYAC) on Friday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• A service ace from sophomore outside hitter Emily Prest (Averill Park, N.Y./Averill Park) tied set one at 14-14, but the Lakers responded with a 5-0 run and took the 25-20 win.
• Set two was very similar to the first. Senior outside hitter Alyssa Adams (Jamestown, N.Y./Randolph) got the Bears within 17-16, but Oswego clinched the 25-16 win with a 9-0 flourish.
• Potsdam used a 5-0 run, including a kill and two aces from Adams, to take a 19-16 lead and force the Lakers take a timeout in set three. Oswego got within 21-20, but the Bears scored four of the last five points for the 25-21 win.
• The teams traded leads in the fourth set. The Lakers had the Bears on the brink with a 24-23 lead, but back-to-back kills from senior captain Megan Henry (Candor, N.Y./Candor) gave the Bears a 25-24 lead, before tying the match with a 26-24 win.
• The Lakers jumped out to an early lead in set five. The Bears got within 13-12 before Oswego took the match with a 15-12 victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Adams finished with a season-high 18 kills and four aces.
• Henry recorded 15 kills and 15 digs.
• Prest added seven kills and three aces.
• Junior setter Sophia Layer (Potsdam, N.Y./Potsdam) had season-high 43 assists to go with 16 digs and three aces.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears are back in action tomorrow at SUNY Canton for a 1 p.m. contest.