NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Stony Brook volleyball team fell to Yale in three sets (17-25, 14-25, 21-25) on Friday night as the squad opened up play at the Yale Invitational.
 
The Seawolves (3-9) went on a 7-2 run late in the third set to knot things up at 19 apiece, but the Bulldogs (2-5) closed out down the stretch to take the match victory in straight sets.

Coach Belzung's Reaction
"Yale is a really good volleyball team and they exposed our weaknesses tonight by both keeping us out of system and not allowing us to get into a rhythm defensively. We have controllable issues that we can be better at executing and will need to do that tomorrow against two tough opponents."
 
By the Numbers vs. Yale
- Senior LeAnne Sakowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) earned a season-high 27 assists on the night as well as seven digs, two kills and one ace.
- Senior Liz Pulver (Temecula, Calif.) had a team-high nine kills while junior Kiani Kerstetter (Cardiff, Calif.) led the way in digs with nine.
- Senior Kendra Harlow (St. James, N.Y.) and freshman Amiyah De'Long (Anaheim, Calif.) each pitched in eight kills.
- Sophomore Paige Jaeger (Oconomowoc, Wis.) contributed seven digs.

Notes
- Stony Brook is now 1-9 all-time against Yale.
- The team's highest attack percentage came in the third set (37.1 percent).

Up Next
Stony Brook is set to face both Sacred Heart and Army tomorrow to close out its time at the Yale Invitational. Match time against the Pioneers is set for 11 a.m., while the Seawolves and Black Knights will meet at 4:30 p.m. 
 
Don't miss your chance to see the Seawolves take on UAlbany when they return home to Pritchard Oct. 11.