Badgers Beat Broncos in Straight Sets on Senior Day

Badgers Beat Broncos in Straight Sets on Senior Day

JOHNSON,Vt.-The Northern Vermont University-Johnson women's volleyball team captured a win in straight sets over conference rival SUNY Delhi on Senior Day in Carter Gymnasium.

The Badgers captured the win by a score of 3-0 winning by scores of 26-24, 25-22, 25-17.

Lauren Havill had a strong performance and led the Badgers with 12 kills and seven digs. Senior Nikola Knapova and Freshman Porsche Johnson added eight kills apiece for the Badgers. Knapova added a match high 15 digs. Ashley Emery rounded out the Badger top performers with four kills and seven digs.

In set one it was back and forth and with the scored tied at 23 a service error from Emory put the Broncos up by one. Havill stepped up and earned two kills to give the Badgers the advantage and a kill from Johnson sealed the win in set one for NVU-Johnson.

The Badgers held the lead throughout the second set. Three straight service aces from Havill closed the set by a score of 25-22. In the third and final set it was the Badgers who remained in control and closed the match by a score of 25-17. 

Taylor Tsatsis led the Broncos with five kills.

The Badgers are set to face SUNY Canton at 12:00pm in their final regular season match of the 2019 season.