Thunderwolves still looking for first win after ECC Pod

SUNY Niagara still looks for its first victory of the 2025 season after losses to SUNY Adirondack and Hudson Valley Community College during a Region III pod Saturday in Buffalo. This marked the second of seven regional pods on the Thunderwolves' schedule this season. 

SUNY Adirondack 3, SUNY Niagara 0

The Wolfpack lost to the Timberwolves, 25-18, 25-15, 25-22, to begin the regional pod. 

Sophomore Ava Gaudy recorded a match-high 13 assists. Classmate Cait Cliffe recorded a team-high eight kills while freshman Sariah Tindal had a team-high five digs.

Sophomore Alexis Majka had four kills and freshman Tori Firkins added three kills and two digs. Freshmen Nevaeh Hall and Jordan Smith and sophomore Lydia Tetrault contributed three digs apiece. Freshman Samantha Knobloch had one dig. 

Hudson Valley Community College 3, SUNY Niagara 0 

The Thunderwolves were swept in three consecutive sets to the Vikings, 25-13, 25-16, 25-8. 

Cliffe led SUNY Niagara with team-highs of five kills and seven digs. Tindal recorded five digs and Majka had four kills for a second straight contest. 

Gaudy had a team-high seven assists. Hall added three digs and Tetrault contributed two digs in the blue-and-gold's performance. 

NOTES:

During SUNY Niagara's contest against SUNY Adirondack, Gaudy recorded her 500th career assist. Including her 20 overall (13 against SUNY Adirondack and seven against Hudson Valley) Saturday, Gaudy is now at 517 career assists in 25 contests. Gaudy is only the third Thunderwolf in the last 10 seasons (since 2016) to record at least 500 career assists, joining McKenna Collignon (770 from 2018 and 2019) and Kaitlin Hoadley (635 from 2021 and 2022). Gaudy entered her sophomore season with 431 career assists. The 13 assists against SUNY Adirondack became the 22nd consecutive double-digit assist performance of her career before the streak was snapped against Hudson Valley. 

With four kills apiece against SUNY Adirondack and Hudson Valley, Majka finished one shy of her career-high of five. Majka has posted a career-high five twice in her SUNY Niagara including in this season's opening contest versus Monroe on Sept. 4. 

With five digs apiece in the pod, Tindal recorded her most digs in a single contest (5) since her season-high of 10 against Jefferson on Sept. 6.

SUNY Niagara (0-6) continues its season versus Roberts Wesleyan JV at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Sanborn.