Aug. 31, 2012

Final Stats

New Haven, Conn. -

Freshman Melissa Rigo (East Northport, N.Y.) tallied a match-high 16 kills but it wasn't enough as the American Eagles swept the Stony Brook University volleyball team (25-19, 25-22, 25-20) on Friday at the Yale Classic. 

The Numbers Game

• Rigo has led the team in kills in all four matches
• It was the second straight loss for the Seawolves, who fell to 1-3
• Sophomore Nicole Parkas totaled a career-high 11 digs
• Freshman setter Nicole Vogel tallied 27 assists to go along with eight digs

Key Moments

• Stony Brook trailed 21-19 in the opening set following an American attack error but the Eagles scored the next four points to take the set 
• The Seawolves led 11-7 early in the second set following a kill from sophomore Evann Slaughter 
• American rallied and led by as many as five but SB cut the lead to 24-22 on another kill from Slaughter before a  block gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead 
• The third set was also close early as a kill from junior Kaitlin Costello gave SB a 10-9 lead but the Eagles scored 11 of the next 15 points to take a 20-14 lead 
• Four straight Stony Brook points cut the American lead to 21-19 but American again had an answer, scoring four of the next five points to take the set and complete the sweep

Next Up

The Seawolves complete play at the Yale Classic on Saturday, taking on Yale at 1 p.m. and Texas A&M at 5 p.m.