WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Seawolves used a gritty performance to secure their first-ever CAA win on Sunday afternoon as they knocked off William & Mary in a five-set thriller. Stony Brook was paced by the trio of
Leoni Kunz,
Abby Campbell, and
Kali Moore who all finished the match with 15 or more kills.
After capturing the first two sets, the Seawolves dropped the next two as the Tribe forced a deciding fifth set. Stony Brook overpowered William & Mary in the deciding set behind Kunz and Moore who tallied two kills apiece en route to a 15-8 win in the frame.
The Seawolves left Williamsburg, Va. with a spilt after falling in straight sets yesterday afternoon to the Tribe. Stony Brook bounced back on Sunday to pick up its first-ever win against William & Mary by the final set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 14-25, 15-8.
With the win, the Seawolves improve to a perfect 4-0 in matches that go five sets this season. Prior to today's five-set thriller, Stony Brook knocked off Fordham (Aug. 28 at home), Georgetown (Sep. 3 at home), and Seton Hall (Sep. 11 on a neutral court) in five sets. Today's victory was the Seawolves' first road win in five sets since September 7, 2019, when they defeated Georgetown.
STATS AND NOTES
- Kunz finished the match with a season-high 18 kills on a blistering .536 hitting. The junior added five digs and four blocks as she helped pace the Seawolves to victory. The 18 kills were her most in a match since she totaled 20 on September 25, 2021, against Akron.
- Campbell was a force for Stony Brook in the middle as she totaled 17 kills on .452 hitting. The junior also totaled five blocks en route to a 23-point day.
- Moore recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 15 kills and 10 digs. It was the sixth time this season that she finished a match with 15 or more kills and the second match in a row that she has done so.
- Junior setter Torri Henry paced the offense with 47 assists. It was the fifth time this season that she has dished out 40 or more assists in a match. The junior picked up 13 digs as she tallied her eighth double-double of the season.
- Graduate defensive specialist Alex Krawczyk came off the bench to pick up a season-high 10 digs.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I couldn't be prouder of the fight in our group. Coming back and working our way out of a poor performance yesterday is tough on short turnaround and being able to grit this out after some mid-match stress is huge. We definitely still had some moments we weren't executing great and I think feeling that struggle and being able to grit out a W is something we needed to feel," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves return to Pritchard Gymnasium to welcome Hampton on Saturday, October 8, at 1 p.m., and Sunday, October 9, at noon. Both matches are free to attend and open to the public and are set to broadcast on
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