BOSTON, Mass. - The Stony Brook volleyball team fought hard in a back-and-forth battle, but ultimately fell to CAA foe Northeastern in five sets on Saturday afternoon in Boston.
Stony Brook started out strong, claiming the first set, 26-24. With the match tied at 20-20, the Seawolves and the Huskies engaged in a back-and-forth contest that saw the Seawolves victorious.
The Huskies took control of the next two sets, with the second set ending in a close finish, 25-21, and the third in a dominating 25-9 win. The Seawolves then bounced back with a gritty effort to take the fourth, 27-25. Stony Brook was unable to keep the momentum rolling as Northeastern secured the final set, 15-9.
The Seawolves were led offensively by junior outside hitter
Leoni Kunz, who tallied a game-high 16 kills, and sophomore outside hitter
Erin Garr, who totaled 10.
STATS AND NOTES
- Kunz and Garr led the team in kills, tallying 16 and 10, respectively. Kunz was only one kill away from her season-high, recording 17 against South Florida on September 3rd. Garr was only two kills away from her season-high, which is 12 at Sacred Heart on September 11th.
- Junior libero Julia Patsos recorded a team-high 17 digs. The junior leads the team with 262 digs this season.
- Sophomore middle blocker Saige Bradley had a team-high five blocks. She now totals 43 on the season which is good for second-best on the team.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Northeastern does a lot of things to make you uncomfortable and they did that with their serving and tempo today. We were trailing the play too often and that forced us to make decisions under stress. That said, I thought our fight was good and that we bounced back after a tough third and start to the fourth set. We need to make some adjustments tomorrow, but we mostly need to manage the serve-and-pass game better and stop Northeastern from going on runs," said head coach Kristin Belzung.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to the Cabot Center in Boston tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the second of two matches against the Huskies. The match is set to broadcast on FloVolleyball.
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