WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Junior outside hitter
Amiyah De'Long's standout play continued on Friday night as she helped lead Stony Brook (11-10, 5-2 America East) to a sweep over Hartford (3-16, 1-5 America East). De'Long paced the Seawolves' offense with a season-high tying 17 kills on .394 hitting as they earned their fourth consecutive win.
Stony Brook extended its winning streak to four matches in a row, its longest streak since it rattled off 17 consecutive wins during the 2018 season. The Seawolves have notched three-straight sweeps over its opponents, which is its longest streak of sweeps since it swept four opponents in a row from October 12-21, 2018.
The Seawolves began the match strong as it took down Hartford in the first set, 25-16. De'Long and sophomore middle blocker
Abby Campbell combined for 10 kills in the opening frame. Campbell got off to a hot start with six kills in the first set, while De'Long managed to total four of her own.
Stony Brook and Hartford battled back and forth for the duration of the second set. The Seawolves pulled out the win in the second, 27-25, and were paced by a balanced scoring attack in the frame. Campbell (four kills), De'Long (five kills), and sophomore outside hitter
Leoni Kunz (four kills) combined for a total of 13 kills in the set as sophomore setter
Torri Henry was on the distributing end on a bulk of those finishes.
The third set was dominated by De'Long as she pushed the Seawolves to a 25-19 win in the set to secure the sweep. The junior tallied eight of her match-high 17 kills in the third set as she hit 8-of-9 from the field in the frame.
STATS AND NOTES
- De'Long finished with a match-high 17 kills on a blistering .394 hitting. The junior tied her season-high in kills with 17 for the third time this season (also had 17 kills vs. Columbia on Sep. 17 & vs. Akron on Sep. 18). De'Long also tallied a season-high three service aces in the win.
- Campbell continued her hot hitting from the middle as she registered 11 kills on a season-best .476 hitting. She has recorded back-to-back matches of at least 11 kills and over .440 hitting.
- Henry notched her seventh double-double of the season for the Seawolves. The sophomore dished out 35 assists and picked up 17 digs over three sets. Henry filled the stat sheet as she recorded four aces, three kills, two blocks, and eight points.
- Kunz registered six kills and a career-high 15 digs. Graduate libero Kiani Kerstetter anchored the defense with 20 digs as the Seawolves limited the Hawks to .090 hitting in the match.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"We knew we were going to have to take multiple swings in a rally to score tonight and I'm really pleased with not only how we defended but also with how we stayed aggressive and followed the game plan offensively. I also thought we did a good job from the service line keeping Hartford off balanced. This is a big win for us to start the road weekend," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook wraps up its two-match road trip on Sunday, October 24, at 1 p.m., as it makes the trip to New Hampshire to face the Wildcats.
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