WATERBURY, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College women's volleyball team lost to 2025 NCAA Tournament qualifier Post University, 3-1 (25-19, 12-25, 25-20, 25-16), on Saturday in the Drubner Center.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (3-13), Post (5-16)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Sophomore Tessa LaFrenier (Narragansett, R.I./North Kingstown/Adelphi), 14 kills, .406 hitting, 12 digs
- Sophomore Rory Tower (Fountain Hills, Ariz./Desert Mountain), 7 kills, 5 blocks
- Junior D'Niaya Settles (Ames, Iowa/Ames), 6 kills, 2 blocks
- Sophomore Lillie King (Livermore, Calif./Carondelet), 5 kills, 2 blocks
- Senior Ashley Marshall (Escondido, Calif./Escondido Charter), 16 assists
- Sophomore Abby Crowley (Westerly, R.I./La Salle Academy), 14 assists, 5 digs, 3 aces
- Sophomore Caitlin Mediate (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth), 11 digs, 2 aces
- Junior Anna Daggett (Hinesburg, Vt./Champlain Valley Union), 10 digs
- First-year Sarah Gordon (Dyer, Ind./Marian Catholic), 8 digs
- Junior Mahili McKay (Oakland, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd), 3 blocks
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Alani Duncan, 14 kills, 2 blocks
- Junior Catelina Luzader, 15 assists, 9 digs
- First-year Grace Tucker, 11 assists
MATCH FACTS
- Tower pushed her career block assists total to 114, passing Stephanie Bambury '09 (111) to take over eighth in program history.
THE ACTION
- The teams played through nine ties in the opening set, when neither team led by more than two points until senior Katalin Kovacs' kill gave Post an 18-15 lead. Saint Michael's was within 20-18 on an error, but the Eagles scored five of the final six points.
- The Purple Knights hit .375 in the second set, when they opened a 19-7 lead and were never threatened.
- Saint Michael's led 17-15 on a Settles kill in set No. 3 before Duncan had two kills in an 8-0 response, and the visitors never came closer than three points down the stretch.
- Post scored the first five points of the fourth set and never again led by fewer than four points.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH
- Next Saturday vs. Pace University, 1 p.m.
- The Purple Knights play their Breast Cancer Awareness Match that day.
