GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's volleyball team fell to Northeast-10 Conference foe Adelphi University, 3-0 (25-10, 25-23, 25-18), on Friday night at the Center for Recreation and Sport. The match was the first of a weekend set in New York.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (5-9, 3-4 NE10), Adelphi (18-5, 5-1 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Junior Alexandra Báez Rentas (San Juan, Puerto Rico/New Dimensions), 21 assists, 9 digs
- Sophomore Ella Patterson (Folsom, Calif./Vista Del Lago), 10 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces
- Sophomore Dana Welch (Howell, N.J./ Donovan Catholic), 6 kills
- Senior Beth Syverson (Huntington, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union/Emmanuel [Mass.]), 5 kills
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Kambel Fiser, 34 assists, 4 aces
- Junior Noelle Alberda, 10 kills
- Junior Delaney Kiendra, 8 kills, 3 blocks, .583 hitting
- Sophomore Macarty McQueen, 5 kills, 5 aces, 5 digs
- Junior Lilyen McCarthy, 7 kills, .455 hitting
- Senior Samantha Meehan, 5 kills, 6 digs, .312 hitting
- Graduate student Jamie Yonker, 14 digs
MATCH FACTS
- The Purple Knights had more attack attempts in the second set, holding a 35-34 advantage over the Panthers
- The Purple Knights were 3-1 in their last four outings prior to their matchup with the Panthers, who were NCAA Tournament participants in 2022.
THE ACTION
- Adelphi jumped out to a 21-7 lead in set No. 1, led by McQueen, who notched three kills and four aces, and Alberda, who had three kills. Senior Caitlin O'Connor's (Bourne, Mass./Bourne) kill and a Patterson ace sparked a 3-0 run, but the Panthers then compiled four straight kills to win the first set.
- Set No. 2 featured 12 ties as neither team led by more than three points throughout the entirety of the set. The Purple Knights capitalized on an attack error to take a three-point lead at 10-7 and scored three points in a row on a kill from Patterson and two attack errors by Adelphi to take their second three-point lead of the set at 17-14. The Panthers then went on a clinching 11-6 run, led by four kills from McCarthy.
- The Panthers started set No. 3 by going on an 11-4 run. The Purple and Gold scored the next four points, highlighted by a kill from Patterson. Adelphi went on a 6-1 run to take a 17-9 lead before Patterson had two kills in a 6-2 response, and Saint Michael's was down 20-16 after a Welch kill. The Panthers ended the night on a 5-2 run, receiving kills from three players.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH
- Saturday at Pace University, 1 p.m.
