PULLMAN, WA– The Stony Brook volleyball team fell to Illinois State 3-0 (13-25, 20-25, 11-25) and defeated McNeese State 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-21) on the first day of the Washington Tournament. 
 
Coach Belzung's Reaction
"Illinois State is a very good team on both sides of the ball and their tempo kept us off balance all match. We need to find a way to decrease our serving and passing errors to be able to fight with a team this balanced, and allow our defense a fighting chance."

"Congratulations to McKyla for earning her 1,000th kill tonight. To achieve that milestone as a middle is incredibly difficult especially as teams start to focus on her. Credit her for taking as much pride in her kills as she does for creating opportunities for her teammates to score."

"McNeese State was a challenging match. The have played a very tough preseason and ran a very fast tempo that stressed our discipline defensively. It was great to get a sweep even though we lacked focus at times. We close our trip out West with #23 Washington State who will be a very physical team."

By the Numbers vs. Illinois State
 -Senior McKyla Brooks (Blasdell, N.Y.) lead with seven kills.
- Junior LeAnne Sakowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) 20 tallied assists. 
- Graduate student Emily Costello (Webster, N.Y.) notched five kills and 10 digs.
- Sophomore Kiani Kerstetter (Cardiff, Calif.) had 10 digs in the defeat. 

By the Numbers vs. McNeese State
- Costello lead the way with 11 kills and 12 digs. 
- Brooks notched nine kills and two blocks.
- Freshman Hailey Barden (Washington Township, Mich.) had a breakout game with eight kills.
- Sakowicz recorded 33 more assists in the victory.  
 
Notes
- With 16 kills on the day, Brooks reached 1,000 career kills.
- Barden's eight kills in the match was the most in her collegiate career so far.
- Stony Brook is now 4-6 on the season.  
 
Up Next
The Seawolves return to action tomorrow at 3 pm (ET)/12 pm (PT) against Washington State.