Stony Brook, N.Y. – Another stellar performance from redshirt-sophomore Emily Costello (Webster, N.Y.) lifted the Stony Brook volleyball team to a four-set win over UMass Lowell (25-19, 25-22, 25-27, 25-19) Sunday at Pritchard Gymnasium in Stony Brook's 2016 home finale. With the win, the Seawolves improve to 8-20 and 4-8 in the America East, while the River Hawks drop to 6-22 and 1-11 in conference play.
 
By the Numbers
- Costello tallied a career-high 23 kills on a .447 hitting percentage while adding five digs, three blocks and two aces.
- Freshman Maria Poole (Stavanger, Norway) notched 13 kills while sophomore McKyla Brooks (Blasdell, N.Y.) chipped in 12.
- Freshman Jordan Gels (Lewis Center, Ohio) recorded 10 kills and eight digs.
- Freshman Kardasia Hitchcock (Alexander City, Ala.) posted a team-high 16 digs.
- Sophomore Morgan Kath (Muskego, Wis.) led the Seawolves with 32 assists in three sets of action.
- Stony Brook hit .283 in the match against a .238 clip from UMass Lowell.
 
Notes
- Costello's 23 kills were tied for the most by a Seawolves player this season, as Liz Pulver had 23 in five sets vs. San Diego State Sept. 10 in Kingston, Rhode Island.
- Costello's previous career-high was 15 at Binghamton Nov. 5.
- Costello is averaging 3.16 kills/set in the month of November.
- Stony Brook improves to 7-1 all-time against UMass Lowell and sweeps the season series for the second-straight year.
- The Seawolves move to 3-1 in home daytime matches this year.
 
Up Next
The Seawolves look to finish out 2016 on a three-match winning streak, as Stony Brook plays a non-conference match at LIU Brooklyn Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m.