RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Saint Michael's College women's volleyball team lost to Felician University, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-22), on Sunday in Job Gymnasium.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (7-15), Felician (10-17)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Ella Patterson (Folsom, Calif./Vista Del Lago), 6 kills, 5 digs
• Senior Dana Welch (Howell, N.J./Donovan Catholic), 3 blocks
• Junior Grace Almeida (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa), 3 kills, 5 blocks, 2 aces
• Junior Ashley Marshall (Escondido, Calif./Escondido Charter), 7 assists, 7 digs
• Sophomore Anna Daggett (Hinesburg, Vt./Champlain Valley Union), 10 digs, 4 assists
• Sophomore Nora Schulze (Hingham, Mass./Hingham), 4 kills
• First-year Jillian Becker (Little Egg Harbor, N.J./Pinelands Regional), 2 aces
• First-year Lillie King (Livermore, Calif./Carondelet), 3 kills, .333 hitting, 3 blocks
• First-year Caitlin Mediate (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth), 7 assists, 2 aces
• First-year Rory Tower (Fountain Hills, Ariz./Desert Mountain), 3 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Sophia Watterson, 15 assists
• Sophomore Emily Ferri, 13 digs, 4 assists
• First-year Cassandra Chauhan, 11 kills, .444 hitting
• First-year Caydence Franz, 16 assists

MATCH FACTS

• The Purple Knights played their first match ever in New Jersey while opposing Felician for the first time since 2016. Each prior meeting had occurred during a tournament.

THE ACTION

• King's kill had Saint Michael's up 9-8 in the opening set before the lead extended to two on an error, but the Golden Falcons used two kills from sophomore Rowan Jensen to net a go-ahead 4-0 run and take the lead for good. Schulze's kill made it 15-14 before the hosts pulled away with a 6-0 stretch.
• Felician swung a 9-8 deficit into a five-point lead on the strength of a 6-0 run. Down 22-15 in the late stages, the Purple Knights rallied within 24-23 before sophomore Sandra Galas dropped the clinching kill.
• In set No. 3, Saint Michael's cut a five-point hole to 23-22, but the final two points went to the hosts.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

• Tuesday at Franklin Pierce University, 7 p.m.