NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Stony Brook volleyball team split their final day in action at the Yale Invitational, grinding out a five-set battle win over Sacred Heart (25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-11) while falling to Army (8-25, 10-25, 18-25) later that afternoon.
 
Junior Kiani Kerstetter (Cardiff, Calif.) and senior Liz Pulver (Temecula, Calif.) were both named to the All-Tournament team. Kerstetter had 45 digs on the weekend and Pulver tallied 26 kills to help Stony Brook to a 1-2 invitational record.
 
Coach Belzung's Reaction
"Today was a mixed bag. We were the most disciplined we have been defensively against Sacred Heart and gritted out a win. We turned around and lacked effort and care for our basic shot responsibilities and the consequence was an ugly loss to a smart and physical Army team. With America East play starting next week, we will look to tune up with a week of training before heading to Hartford."
 
By the Numbers vs. Sacred Heart
- Senior LeAnne Sakowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) earned season highs in assists (46) and digs (12) and added in a trio of kills and a pair of block assists.
- Kerstetter notched 22 digs  and senior Kardasia Hitchcock (Alexander City, Ala.) had 16.
- Freshman Amiyah De'Long (Anaheim, Calif.) posted 13 kills and eight digs while seniors Maria Poole (Stavanger, Norway) and Kendra Harlow (St. James, N.Y.) had 12 kills each.
- Pulver also reached double-figures in kills with 10.

Notes
- Stony Brook is now 8-1 all-time against Sacred Heart.
- The Seawolves are 2-0 this season in five-set matches.
- Following the match, Sakowicz accumulated  2,701 career assists, which ranks sixth in program history.
 
By the Numbers vs. Army
- Pulver led the offensive charge with seven kills while Kerstetter paced the defense with 14 digs.
- Sakowicz notched 18 assists and Hitchcock earned two service aces and seven digs.

Notes
- Stony Brook is now 2-3 all-time against Army.

Up Next
Stony Brook opens up America East play next week, traveling to take on Hartford on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

Don't miss your chance to see the Seawolves take on UAlbany when they return home to Pritchard Gym on Oct. 11!