STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook volleyball team returned to Pritchard Gym on Friday night in full force, earning a huge America East victory over Hartford (20-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-22). 
 
After dropping the first set to the Hawks, the Seawolves rebounded and won the next three to put the match away.
 
As the season starts down the home stretch, Stony Brook (8-13, 3-3 AE) is now tied for third in the conference standings along with Hartford.
 
Coach Belzung's Reaction
"Tonight we put emphasis on effort on defense and transition scoring and I thought this result is a direct reflection of working well in those areas. We managed their weapons and were able to keep Harford uncomfortable most of the night by taking aggressive swings. Looking forward to another great week of training before being back home next Friday."
 
By the Numbers vs. Hartford

• One of three Seawolves to hit double-digits in kills, senior Jordan Gels (Lewis Center, Ohio) paced the squad with a season-high 14 as well as a season-high four block assists.
• Classmates Kendra Harlow (St. James, N.Y.) and Liz Pulver (Temecula, Calif.) backed her up with a combined 25 kills between the two of them.
• Senior LeAnne Sakowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) had a productive night as well, putting up 50 assists.
•  Junior Kiani Kerstetter (Cardiff, Calif.) led all players on the court with 21 digs and redshirt freshman Enitan Omolewa (Laurel, Md.) paced both teams in block assists (6).
• Sophomore Paige Jaeger (Oconomowoc, Wis.) had three service aces and a career-high 11 digs.

Notes
- Stony Brook is now 33-6 all-time against Hartford.
- Hartford had the slight advantage in kills (56-54), but Stony Brook had the edge in assists (54-52), service aces (7-3), digs (69-58) and block assists (22-6).
- Pulver has now recorded 10-plus kills in 10 matches this season while Harlow has done so in six matches.
- This is the second time this season Sakowicz has recorded 50 or more assists while Kerstetter has had 20 or more digs in five matches this season. 
 
Up Next
Don't miss your chance to see the Seawolves take on Binghamton when they return home to Pritchard Gym on Friday, Nov. 1. Opening serve is set for 6:30 p.m.