WASHINGTON – The Stony Brook volleyball team earned its first victory of 2019 in dramatic fashion, taking down Georgetown in five sets at McDonough Arena on Saturday night.
 
With the match tied at two sets apiece, the Seawolves found themselves down 2-8 in the fifth set until a 6-0 run knotted things up at eight. From there it was a back-and-forth battle until a Georgetown attack error and kills from seniors Kendra Harlow (St. James, N.Y.) and Liz Pulver (Temecula, Calif.) put the match away for good (21-25, 25-19, 28-26, 23-25, 19-17).
 
The senior duo was also named to the Bulldog Invite All-Tournament team. Pulver tallied 31 kills on the weekend and Harlow had 29.
 
Coach Belzung's Reaction
"We are still laying the foundation for our season and I'm proud of our group for making a big stride in fighting for this win. It was gutsy to stay composed in tight situation and execute down the stretch and we will continue to build from here. We are looking forward to having a week to train before heading to another tough tournament at Florida State."
 
By the Numbers vs. Georgetown
- Three Seawolves hit double-figures in kills as Pulver had a team-high 16, Harlow recorded 15 and freshman Amiyah De'Long (Anaheim, Calif.) tallied 14. 
- Julia Kim (Batavia, Ill.) had 55 assists in the victory along with a pair of kills and four digs.
- Three players also earned double-figures in digs as junior Kiani Kerstetter (Cardiff, Calif.) paced Stony Brook with 18, senior Kardasia Hitchcock (Alexander City, Ala.) nabbed 13 and sophomore Hailey Barden (Washington Township, Mich.) recorded 11.
- Redshirt freshman Enitan Omolewa (Laurel, Md.) led all players on the court with five blocks.

Notes
- The win marked Stony Brook's first of 2019 and first match to go into five sets.
- The Seawolves forced Georgetown to make 27 attack errors and benefited from 17 Hoya service errors.
- Digs were even (65-65) amongst the two teams.
- Stony Brook made 10 blocks to Georgetown's six.
 
Earlier in the day, Stony Brook took on Marshall and fell in three sets (23-25, 14-25, 17-25).
 
By the Numbers vs. Marshall
- Kerstetter led all players on the court with 21 digs.
- The offense was led by Harlow and De'Long with eight kills each. Harlow also added in a pair of blocks.
- Omolewa had three service aces.
- Kim and LeAnne Sakowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) notched assist tallies of 16 and 11, respectively.  
- Jordan Gels (Lewis Center, Ohio) contributed seven kills and eight digs.

Notes
- Stony Brook out-dug Marshall by a 40-36 margin.
- The Seawolves had its most kills (15) and aces (3) in the first set.
- The first set featured seven ties and two lead changes.
- This was Stony Brook's first-ever meeting with the Herd.

Up Next
Stony Brook travels south next weekend for the Home2Suites Tallahassee Seminole Invitational. The Seawolves will face St. John's, Florida State and Florida A&M.