ALBANY, N.Y. – Suffolk volleyball concluded its time at the Crosstown Challenge with a 3-1 triumph over SUNY Oswego Saturday afternoon at the Kahl Campus Center. 

The Rams went 2-2 in upstate New York over the last two days. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | SUNY Oswego 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-2) | SUNY Oswego (4-5)  

SET ONE (25-22, SUFFOLK)

• Down 11-10, Suffolk scored two quick points to take the lead 12-11. 
• The scored would tie nine times from there was the last at 21-all. 
• The Rams rallied at the end with a 4-1 run to secure the opening set.  

SET TWO (25-21, SUFFOLK)

• The Rams trail by six at the midway point, 15-9. 
• Suffolk sprung back with a 9-3 run to lock things at 18-18. 
• The teams traded points and evened things up three more times before the Rams closed the set with four answered to go up 2-0 in the match. 

SET THREE (25-22, SUNY OSWEGO)

• The Lakers leapt out to an 11-3 advantage. 
• Suffolk pulled back within four, 13-9. 
• A 4-1 SUNY Oswego stretch gave the host a 17-10 advantage. 
• Five straight Suffolk points made things interesting and trimmed the gap to two, 17-15. 
• The back-and-forth affair continued. First Oswego went on a 4-1 spurt and Suffolk responded with four straight to cut the distance down to one, 21-20. 
• SUNY Oswego controlled things the rest of the way to force a fourth frame.  

SET FOUR (25-18, SUFFOLK)

• Once again Suffolk played from behind in the fourth, 4-2.
• A 6-1 Rams run gave the visitors an 8-5 edge that blossomed into a 14-9 upperhand. 
• The blue-and-gold kept its foot on the gas pedal to build a comfortable 20-12 cushion. 
• The Lakers attempted a comeback and managed to get within three, 20-17, thanks to five consecutive points. 
• Suffolk outscored SUNY Oswego 5-1 the rest of the way to take home the victory.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• McKenna Keowen poured in 19 kills on an impressive .654 attack percentage to go along with three digs, three aces and one assist. 
• Sami Shore added eight kills on a .368 connection rate with one helper. 
• Grace Cervenka had six kills, two digs and one ace to her credit. 
• Jayla Martinez and Aislinn Lanigan shared the setter role with 26 assists and 15 assists, respectively. 
• Morgan Kelsey anchored the backline with 14 digs. She chipped in two assist and two aces as well. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk tangled with SUNY Oswego for the first time.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk stops by Michael E. and Larry S. Smith Court Tuesday, Sept. 17 for a 7:00 p.m. tilt versus Framingham State.