The Stony Brook volleyball team was defeated by St. John's in four sets Tuesday night (18-25, 15-19, 22-25, 19-25). The Red Storm moves to 7-1, and the Seawolves fall to 3-5 on the year.

Coach Belzung's Reaction
 
"It was great to be back in front of our home crowd tonight! We had spurts of great defensive effort that led to some transition opportunities which I thought stressed out St. John's. Unfortunately, our serve receive passing broke down and didn't allow us to get into any kind of rhythm in the third and fourth sets. We need to shore that up quickly before heading across the country for a tough weekend at Washington State."
 
 
Set-by-Set
 
Set One:
St. John's took the early 2-0 lead, but the Seawolves responded right back tying it up with back to back kills from Emily Costello (Webster, N.Y), and Maria Poole (Stavanger, Nor.). The Red Storm then began to pull ahead after a few Stony Brook errors and a kill by Hanna Wagner. After the kill by Wagner, St. John's pulled ahead 10-5. They then held on to the lead, and took the first set 25-18. 
 
Set Two:
It was back and forth play until a kill by Liz Pulver (Temecula, Calif.) got the Seawolves rolling. The Red Storm kept it close, but back to back kills by McKyla Brooks (Blasdell, N.Y.) and Poole put the Seawolves ahead 15-12. Stony Brook held onto the lead the rest of the way taking the set 25-19. 
 
Set Three: 
The Seawolves stormed out to an early 6-1 lead by kills from Poole and Costello, but slowly St. John's began to rally back. Once the Red Storm tied it 22 a piece, they pulled ahead after a few Stony Brook errors and a kill by Kayley Wood. St. John's then didn't look back and took the set 25-22.
 
Set Four:
The Red Storm quickly had a 8-3 lead thanks to a kill by Wood. The Seawolves made it close making it a 18-11 game at one point, but St. John's kept pulling away. The Red Storm went on to win the set 25-19, and take the match 3-1. 
 
Up Next
The Seawolves return to the road for tournament play at Washington State. They begin the tournament at 10 am Friday against Illinois State.