Volleyball

Norwich 3, Johnson City 0

NORWICH – Unbeaten Norwich shook off a slow start to defeat Johnson City at home Thursday, 26-24, 25-18, 25-19.

Vanessa Salerno had her best game of the season posting 10 kills, three aces, and three stuff blocks. Cassie Birtch racked up 10 assists, and Meghan Komendarek put away a team-high 11 kills.

Norwich trailed for much of the first game until a timeout was called by head coach Shelly Alger. "After the timeout, we did a good job of turning the tide in the match," Alger said. "Vanessa held us in tonight; she played really well."

Norwich (3-0) is idle until Sept. 16 when it visits Windsor

Leaders

JC: Jessica Conklin, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 7 kills; Alyssa Boulter, 13 digs; Natalie Novak, 6 assists.

Norwich: Caitlyn Brown, Cassie Birtch, Vanessa Salerno, Courtney Scheer, 3 aces apiece; Birtch-10 assists; Salerno, 3 blocks, 10 kills; Scheer, 6 kills; Megan Komendarek, 11 kills, 1 block.