BALTIMORE, Md. – After battling to keep the night alive in a 28-point third set, the Stony Brook volleyball team dropped a four-set match to UMBC on Friday (21-25, 21-25, 28-26, 16-25).
The Seawolves are now 4-4 in league play as the calendar heads down the home stretch with two matches in league play remaining.
Coach Belzung's Reaction
"We knew UMBC would be ready to compete and have a good game plan and tonight they executed better than us. Their fight defensively made our attackers uncomfortable and we didn't have enough fire power to end a rally before they did. We have to make some important adjustments on short turnaround as we head to Albany on Sunday for an important match in the conference standings."
By the Numbers vs. UMBC
- Senior Maria Poole (Stavanger, Norway) led the Seawolves attack, hitting .400 on the night with 16 kills to her name. That tied for the game-high.
- Classmates Jordan Gels (Lewis Center, Ohio) and Liz Pulver (Temecula, Calif.) each recorded 11 kills.
- Senior setter LeAnne Sakowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) finished with a double-double, recording 50 assists and 12 digs on the night. She also added a trio of aces.
- Junior Kiani Kerstetter (Cardiff, Calif.) led Stony Brook with 21 digs.
- The Seawolves finished with 55 kills on the night.
Notes
- Stony Brook is now 20-14 all-time against UMBC.
- UMBC had the advantage in kills (62-55), assists (57-52), service aces (10-3) and digs (68-53)
- Poole's 16 tallies is a new season high, just one shy of her career high of 17.
- This is the third time this season Sakowicz has recorded 50 or more assists while Kerstetter has had 20 or more digs in six matches this season.
- Kerstetter is now seventh all-time in Stony Brook history in career digs (1,335).
Up Next
Stony Brook closes out its two-match weekend with a trip to UAlbany this Sunday, Nov. 10. Opening serve is set for 3 p.m.
The Seawolves return home one more time in 2019, taking on New Hampshire for a Senior Day bout on November 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Pritchard Gymnasium. Stony Brook will honor its six-member senior class before the game.
