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 Stony Brook, N.Y. – After a 3-1 win over non-conference foe Manhattan Wednesday night, the Stony Brook volleyball team resumes America East action when it hosts UMBC Friday night at Pritchard Gymnasium. First serve is set for 7 p.m.

 

Palace at Pritchard

The Seawolves are the only Stony Brook team to play in Pritchard Gymnasium, which is known for its raucous atmosphere and intimate setting. They are 12-2 at Pritchard under head coach Coley Pawlikowski, including a 5-0 record this season, and went 6-1 at home during conference play in 2013.

Last Time Out

Junior Shelby Tietjen led the match with four stuffs and added a season high of 11 kills as Stony Brook (9-7, 1-0 America East) topped Manhattan in four sets Wednesday night at Pritchard Gymnasium. Junior Nicole Vogel recorded her fifth double-double of the year on a match-high 46 helpers and 10 digs, and classmate Lo Hathaway led the way on defense with 24 digs.

Scouting UMBC

The Retrievers (6-7, 0-0) are coming off a four-set win at Howard Friday. Sophomore Casey Griffith leads the team with 4.09 digs per set, and junior Paige Miller is averaging 8.80 helpers per frame.

Series History vs. UMBC

The two squads each won on their home courts last season, with the Seawolves taking a five-set thriller Oct. 20, 2013 for a 12-11 lead in the all-time series.

Envelope, Please…

Kathy Fletcher was tabbed America East Player of the Week, and Nicole Vogel captured her second straight Setter of the Week accolade for their efforts in the Seawolves' 3-1 triumph at Hartford Friday. Fletcher's double-double was her first of the season. 

Stony Brook Volleyball 2014 America East Weekly Awards

Kathy Fletcher, Player of the Week (Sept. 29)

Nicole Vogel, Setter of the Week (Sept. 29)

Taylor Gillie, Player of the Week (Sept. 22)

Nicole Vogel, Setter of the Week (Sept. 22)

Go Rigo

Junior Melissa Rigo recorded her fifth double-double of the year on 12 kills and 14 digs at Hartford Friday in Stony Brook’s America East opener.  She paced Stony Brook with 3.00 kills per set and was second in digs per set at 3.50 en route to All-Tournament honors at the Razorback Invitational. The 2013 America East All-Academic selection and 2012 Rookie of the Year shares the team lead in double-doubles, is first in kills (2.82/set) and sits second in digs (2.47/set).

Get Lo

Lo Hathaway broke the single-season school digs record last season with 553 digs and finished fifth in single-season program history in digs per set at 4.29. She posted 17 scoops at Hartford Friday and a match-high 24 vs. Manhattan Wednesday.  Hathaway leads the team with 3.80 digs per set.

Perfect 10

Redshirt senior Evann Slaughter performed well in her return to the court after missing the 2013 season with a torn ACL. She tied Taylor Gillie for a match high in blocks with four Friday at Hartford. Slaughter, who has led Stony Brook in blocks in all three of her seasons, currently sits third in school history with 237 career block assists and fourth with 314 total stuffs. She averaged 0.90 blocks per set at the Columbia Invitational Sept. 5-6 and was named All-Tournament.

Seawolves Block Party

Taylor Gillie tops the league with 1.14 blocks per set and was named America East Player of the Week Monday, Sept. 22 for leading Stony Brook to a first-place finish in the Seawolves Invite Presented by Islandia Marriott Long Island. She assisted on 10 of Stony Brook’s season-high 12 blocks vs. Western Michigan Saturday, Sept. 20, making her the first Seawolf since Evann Slaughter in 2011 to record double-digits stuffs in a match. SBU ranks second in the conference at 2.01 stuffs per stanza.

Happy Homecoming

West Chicago Ill., native Kathy Fletcher was named to the DePaul Invite All-Tournament Team for her efforts during Stony Brook’s opening weekend. Playing in front of a hometown crowd, Fletcher tied for a team best with 2.75 kills per set and was second in digs at 1.92 digs per set. She led Stony Brook in kills in both contests Saturday, Aug. 30 with 11 vs. Hampton and a match-high 18 vs. Bradley.

Fresh Faces

Stony Brook welcomes six promising freshmen to the fold as the program continues to grow under Coley Pawlikowski. Click on the bio links below for more on the newest Seawolves.

Melann Amory (Fr., OH/DS, 5-10)...................Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh

Cydney Bowman (Fr., MB/OH, 5-11)………..Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary

Emily Costello (Fr./OH/6-2)……………………Webster, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy

Abby Hickey (Fr., DS/OH, 5-6)…………………Dekalb, Ill./Dekalb

Dani Nizich (Fr., DS/S, 5-4)……………………..Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown East

Courtney Scanlan (Fr., MB/OH, 6-1)………...Salamanca, N.Y./Ellicotville

Fearless Leader

A rising star in the collegiate volleyball coaching ranks and a tenacious recruiter of student-athletes, Pawlikowski is a three-time recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 award. She was hired on January 16, 2013.

In her first year at the helm, Pawlikowski guided to Seawolves back to the America East Championship and mentored a pair of all-conference picks in Kaitlin Costello (first team) and Stephanie McFadden (second team). Stony Brook consistently ranked near the top of the country in aces per set, finishing the year 10th at 1.69. The Seawolves are also excelling off the court under her watch and were honored with their first AVCA Team Academic Award.

A tenacious recruiter, Pawlikowski added six promising Seawolves to the roster in her first full recruiting class as she looks to build a championship program. She served as the defensive position coach at Wisconsin, helping the Badgers lead the Big Ten in digs per set as a team and boast the individual digs champion. 

Pawlikowski previously worked as the top assistant coach for her alma mater, Northern Illinois, from 2009-12, where she helped guide the Huskies to a 2011 Mid-American Conference regular season title and an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Up Next

Stony Brook plays at Sacred Heart Tuesday at 7 p.m.