The SUNY Oneonta women's volleyball team came away with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday night in its season opener at Hartwick College. Match scores were 25-22, 25-22, 25-23.

The Red Dragons were trailing in the opening set 16-10 before rallying to tie the score at 20. The Red Dragons would then claim five of the next seven points to take the opening set.
Tied 13-13 in set number two, Oneonta scored six of the next seven points to go up by a margin of 19-14. The Hawks pulled to within two, 24-22, but Oneonta got the deciding point for a 2-0 advantage in the match.

Oneonta trailed 13-8 early in the third set before roaring back once again. The Red Dragons jumped in front, 21-20, and got the next three points for a 24-20 lead. Hartwick trimmed the gap to just one after scoring the next three points. They had two attacks with a chance to even the score but couldn't cash in and the Red Dragons got the decisive point for the win.
Senior Jill Darpino (Endicott/Union Endicott) paced Oneonta with seven kills. Classmate Kristen Polan (Westhampton/Westhampton Beach) recorded six kills. Senior Karly Greco (East Patchogue/Bellport) (14) and junior Jessica Pelaccio (Verplanck/Hendrick Hudson) (13) combined for 27 assists.

Offensively for Hartwick, junior outside hitter Hannah Armstrong recorded a team-high nine kills. Sophomore Kayla Baril added six kills.  Baril would also contribute a team-best 16 digs on the night. Alyssa Zeitler would add 13 and Quincy Kinzel registered nine. Kinzel would also dish out 12 assists.

The Red Dragons play next in the Springfield Invitational tournament beginning on Friday, Sep. 4^th in Springfield, Massachusetts.