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NORWICH – Lexi Taylor went up for the first attempt at a game-ending kill but the Chenango Forks defense came up a dig. Six hits later, Taylor swung her arm again and ended the Norwich senior night match with her 11th kill of the night as the ball hit in the far right corner.

The Purple Tornado captured the three game victory over the Blue Devils in their final game home game of the regular season.

Head coach Shelly Alger started all seven of her senior in the match, moving Riley Strong to libero to make it happen. Prior to the match starting, Alger honored her soon-to-be graduates for their dedication to the program – many of the girls having six years vested into the volleyball team.

Once the action started, Norwich did not allow the visiting Forks team to score more than 10 points in the any of the three games, winning 25-7, 25-10 and 25-10. In the match, the Tornado finished with the best serving percentage of the season with a 95.8-percent, a stat better than most college teams.

Taylor finished the game with six aces and two digs to go along with her kills while senior teammate Gabby Eddy added eight kills, an ace, two blocks and one dig. In her last regular season game at home, Riley Strong ended the contest with three aces, 11 assists and a dig while twin sister Ripley Strong recorded two digs and five assists.

Seniors Kylie Marvin and Virginia Maiurano tallied four aces and one dig each. Marvin added two kills while Maiurano had one. Alexis Polcare, the final senior on the roster, dished out four assist and added one block and three digs to her statline.

Norwich’s underclassman Chloe Winton picked up two digs, Lexi Whaley added one assist and one dig, Sam Binelli ended the match with two digs and Francesca Salerno made two assists.