BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Stony Brook volleyball team returned to action in a big way Friday night, sweeping UMBC at RAC Arena. This is the second time this season the Seawolves have earned a 3-0 win over the Retrievers. Stony Brook now moves to 14-9 on the season, 4-3 in America East action. UMBC is 13-9 overall, 5-3 in league play.

Belzung's Reaction
"Decision making as attackers was an emphasis for us during our week off and I thought our group transferred that to the match tonight," said head coach Kristin Belzung. "Defensively we were also able to play the game plan. Our blocking numbers may not show it, but we allowed our defenders to make plays by being disciplined at the net. It feels great to get this win to start the second round of America East play. 

Set-By-Set
- Stony Brook got out to a strong start in the opening set, taking a 9-5 lead. After four straight points by the Seawolves, UMBC used it's final timeout of the set as it trailed 18-13. Stony Brook used three straight points to close out the set and take a 25-17 win.
- The Sewolves used a five-point rally to create distance early in Set 2. The Retrievers strung together five straight points of their own to tie it at 15. After back-and-forth play, Stony Brook went on an 8-2 rally to regain the lead and earn a 25-21 win. 
- Stony Brook continued to control the momentum in the third set, making it 10-4 to start and force an early timeout for the Retrievers. The Seawolves kept it rolling after the break in action and used a five-point rally to go up 15-5. UMBC tallied six straight points to get back within four, and put together a 5-1 run to make it 22-21 late. Two kills from senior Cydney Bowman (Lake Mary, Fla.) and one from sophomore Maria Poole (Stavanger, Norway) would be the final points of the set at the Seawolves claimed the match with another 25-21 victory. 

Up Next
Stony Brook remains on the road, traveling to Hartford on Sunday, Oct. 29 for a 1 p.m. match against the Hawks.