The Niagara College Knights women’s volleyball team improved to 3-1 in Ontario Colleges Athletic Association play Saturday with a 3-1 victory (14-25, 25-19, 25-20 and 20-17) victory over visiting Fanshawe.

Leading the way for Niagara were: Montanna Taylor with 22 assists, five kills, eight digs, nine points, three blocks and a service ace; Sam Cormier with eight points, four kills, two assists, a dig and four blocks; and, Abbey Gooder with 18 points, 15 kills, a service ace, four digs and two blocks.

“Great response from the ladies after going down the first set. They really showed a lot of fight and grit after that set,” Niagara head coach Steve Stone said. “They put constant pressure on Fanshawe and executed in all aspects of the game with constant high IQ plays.”

Earlier last week, Niagara lost 3-1 (21-25, 22-25, 25-23 and 17-25) to Mohawk.

Leading the way for Niagara in that game were: Natalie Little with 18 points, 13 kills, two service aces, 13 digs and three blocks; libero Emilie Dlouhy with 12 digs and three assists; and, Gooder with 16 points, 16 kills and nine digs.

Gooder was named Niagara College’s Female Athlete of the Week. She had a combined 34 points, 31 kills, 13 digs, two blocks and a service ace against Mohawk and Fanshawe and is third in the OCAA in kills per set and fifth in total kills.

Niagara is at Sheridan Wednesday before hosting Humber Saturday at 1 p.m.

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