Stony Brook, N.Y. – The Stony Brook volleyball team hit its stride in the third and fourth sets to pull away and defeat Hartford (25-18, 20-25, 25-17, 25-12) in a Friday matinee at Pritchard Gymansium. With the win, the Seawolves improve to 7-20 and 3-8 in the America East, while the Hawks dip to 5-19 and 2-9 in conference play.
By the Numbers
- America East hitting percentage leader, sophomore
McKyla Brooks (Blasdell, N.Y.), improved to .312 on the year with a .421 (11k-2e-19ta) night while adding three digs and two blocks.
- Freshman
Jordan Gels (Lewis Center, Ohio) notched 10 kills.
- Redshirt sophomore
Emily Costello (Webster, N.Y.) had another quality night for the Seawolves, as she chipped in nine kills, 12 digs and two blocks.
- Sophomore
Morgan Kath (Muskego, Wis.) and freshman
LeAnne Sakowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) split the setting duties, with Kath tallying a team-high 24, including the 1,500th of her Seawolves career.
- The Seawolves hit .283 in the match while holding the Hawks to a .077 mark.
Notes
- The Seawolves improve to 28-5 against the Hawks in the Division I era and 29-5 all-time, including a perfect 15-0 at Stony Brook.
- The 28 wins over Hartford are the most against any Division I opponent.
- Kath became the eighth Seawolves setter and fifth in the Division I era to reach 1,500 assists. The most recent to achieve the feat was
Nicole Vogel (2012-15), who finished her Stony Brook career at 2,693.
- Kath's 1,515 assists are 49 shy of seventh place in the all-time record book, currently held by Mary Schelp (1995-98).
- Stony Brook moves to 2-1 in daytime home matches.
Up Next
The Seawolves will close out their 2016 home slate with a 1 p.m. match Sunday vs. UMass Lowell.
