STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook volleyball team was defeated by the Charleston Cougars in straight sets (25-27, 22-25, 20-25) on Saturday afternoon at Pritchard Gymnasium.
Stony Brook showed a lot of fight in the first set, climbing out of a five-point deficit and eventually forcing set-point. Ultimately, the Cougars came back to seal the deal on the first set, 27-25.
The second set went point-for-point with Stony Brook and Charleston tied 12-12. But after a kill from senior outside hitter Lexi Wierzbicki on the next point, the Cougars never looked back. Charleston remained in the lead for the rest of the set and won, 25-22.
Wierzbicki finished the match with a team-lead 10 kills, hit a .368 clip and added three digs.
Stony Brook got up to a 3-0 lead in the third set, but Charleston had the lead when it was 10-9. The Cougars pulled away late in the third set and won, 25-20.
Stony Brook freshman outside hitter
Kali Moore shined throughout the match, tallying a match-high 16 kills, 27 attempts, and had a team-high nine digs. Moore hit a .556 clip.
The Seawolves will look for redemption against the Cougars on Sunday.
STATS AND NOTES
- Moore's 16 kills were her fifth-most in a match this season. She has now had 15+ kills in a match eight times.
- Junior setter Torri Henry dished out a team-best 29 assists. She also picked up eight digs in the match.
- The Seawolves totaled 117 attack attempts and Charleston totaled 98.
- Stony Brook paced the Cougars in aces, 7-4.
- This was the first-ever match between Charleston and Stony Brook in volleyball.
- Stony Brook fell to 9-13 overall and 4-9 in CAA play this season.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook will play its final home match of the 2022 season on Sunday at noon when it clashes with Charleston again. The team will recognize graduate defensive specialist
Alex Krawczyk and senior setter
Julia Kim with a ceremony prior to the match.
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