Widener Sweeps RIT on the Road

Box Score

Widener Wide 6-15

RIT RIT 7-13

Widener Wide

6-15

Final

Oct. 16, 2026

RIT RIT

7-13

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Widener Wide	25	25	25	(3)
RIT RIT	23	19	22	(0)

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Women's Volleyball earned a three-set sweep over the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Tigers on Friday night.

The Pride move to 6-15 on the season and remain 2-3 in conference.

BY THE NUMBERS

Ava Kramer led the Pride with 12 kills, while Kaitlyn Guessford added seven and Kennadi Strassmann recorded six.
Campbell Chronister finished with 19 assists, four service aces and seven digs, while Mary Carter added 15 assists.
At the net, Airyn Zimmerman recorded four blocks, while Guessford and Gabriella Bottino each added two block assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Pride and Tigers traded points early, reaching a 3-3 tie before RIT moved ahead 5-3. Widener responded with a three-point run, including a service ace from Sophia Schultz, to take a 6-5 lead. The teams continued exchanging points, but RIT used a six-point run to build a 13-7 advantage. The Pride chipped away at the deficit, with Kennadi Strassmann recording a kill and Ava Kramer adding points to help Widener close within 13-10. After RIT extended its lead to 14-10, Widener battled back to tie the set at 14-14. The teams traded points through another tie at 18-18, and the score remained close at 20-20. Widener pulled ahead 23-21, but RIT answered to tie the set at 23-23. The Pride secured the final two points to take the opening set, 25-23.
The Pride opened the second set with a kill from Ava Kramer, but RIT answered with four points to take a 4-2 lead. The Tigers continued to hold the advantage, extending it to 7-3 before Widener began to chip away. After RIT moved ahead 9-5, the Pride responded with a three-point run, highlighted by a service ace from Sophia Schultz, to pull within 9-8. The teams traded points before Campbell Chronister sparked a four-point run with a service ace to give Widener a 14-11 lead. RIT cut the deficit to 14-13, but the Pride regained momentum to move ahead 15-13. The Tigers battled back to tie the set at 16-16 and again at 17-17, but Widener took control with three consecutive points to lead 20-17. After RIT made it 20-18, the Pride continued to build its advantage, with Kaitlyn Guessford recording consecutive kills before Kramer finished the set with another kill, securing a 25-19 win and a 2-0 match lead.
RIT opened the deciding set with a 2-0 lead behind consecutive service aces, and the Tigers maintained their advantage, moving ahead 7-3. The Pride responded with a kill from Airyn Zimmerman, then began to close the gap as Campbell Chronister delivered three consecutive service aces to help Widener pull even at 9-9. The teams traded points before the Pride took the lead, with Ava Kramer recording consecutive kills to extend Widener's advantage to 13-9. RIT battled back to cut the deficit to 13-11, but Widener answered to lead 17-12. The Tigers continued to fight, closing within 18-15 before the Pride stretched the lead to 22-15 with a service ace from Julia Schwab and strong play at the net. RIT rallied with six straight points to make it 23-21, putting pressure on the Pride late. However, Widener held on, and Kramer delivered the final kill to seal the 25-22 set win and complete the three-set sweep.