WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The Stony Brook University volleyball team clashed against William & Mary University today, in their first ever road-matchup in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Seawolves ultimately fell to the Tribe, 25-21, 25-16, 25-21.
The first set began as a back and forth thriller that led to a tied match at 16-16. But, the offensive fire-power for the Tribe would awaken and the team from Williamsburg. Va. ran away with the set following an 8-2 run down the stretch.
After a second set defeat, the Seawolves came out explosive and hungry to keep the match alive. The squad jumped out to a 11-5 lead after a slam from freshman
Kali Moore and forced a Tribe timeout. Similarly to set one, William & Mary would go on another run to tie things up at 16-16 and pull away late to seal the win.
Leading the attack for Stony Brook was Moore, as the Brooklyn native led all players with 15 kills on 28 total attempts. Also, junior
Abby Campbell led the squad with three blocks, to go along with six kills on the day.
STATS AND NOTES
- Moore continues to dominate for the Seawolves, as the freshman now has 15 or more kills in four matches this season and 10 or more kills in eight matches. Also, Moore leads the team with 164 kills and is fifth in the CAA.
- Junior setter Torri Henry dished out a team-high 31 assists this afternoon. The Missouri native now has 30 or more assists in eight of 13 matches this season. Henry is second overall in assists on the year in the CAA.
- Juniors Lauren Schmitz and Abby Campbell captured seven kills each. The duo also combined for five blocks and five digs in the loss.
- Junior Leoni Kunz notched five kills and a block.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"William & Mary showed up, locked in, and I didn't think our focus matched theirs. That put us on our heels from the start and out of position to make the plays we needed to defensively. That put pressure on our serve and pass game and we were not able to stay clean. We have a day to get prepared to fight to get a road split tomorrow," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP:
The Seawolves return to Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Va., tomorrow at 1 p.m. for the second of two matches at William & Mary.
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