STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook volleyball team (9-14, 4-10 CAA) fell in a hard-fought thriller today to The College of Charleston (12-13, 7-5 CAA) in four sets inside Pritchard Gymnasium. The Cougars collected their second win in as many days as they picked up the victory by the final set scores of 25-21, 23-25, 21-25 and 24-26.
The squad tamed the Cougars in the first set, as Stony Brook went back and forth with Charleston until the Seawolves stormed to a 5-1 run at 20-20 to ultimately take the set. Junior
Abby Campbell capturing one of her five service-aces, freshman
Kali Moore collecting two of her 20 kills and a smash by sophomore
Saige Bradley gave New York's team an early 1-0 lead for the match.
Stony Brook kept their momentum into the second set, jumping out to an early 10-6 lead, forcing a Cougar timeout. The squad continued their success in the middle with Bradley recording six blocks and Campbell putting down 14 kills this afternoon. However, Charleston worked their way back, going on a 4-0 run when they were trailing, 23-21, to take the second set.
After Stony Brook fell in the third set, the Seawolves went right back to work and pushed the Cougars to their limit. The squad was down by as many as five points in the match, but Stony Brook charged back to tie the set, 23-23. Charleston would capitalize on two errors made by the Seawolves to take the final set, 26-24, and ultimately the match in four sets.
The Seawolves celebrated their graduating class today, as senior
Julia Kim and graduate
Alex Krawczyk were recognized for their achievements and dedication to the Stony Brook volleyball program. Kim will be graduating with a degree in Health Science and Krawczyk is completing her Coaching Certification Program.
STATS AND NOTES
- Moore continued her scorching swinging as the New York native notched her fourth 20-kill match of the season today. The freshman had nine digs and a team-high 21.5 points. Moore recorded 16 kills and nine digs in the defeat to Charleston yesterday.
- Campbell put up her second-most kills (14) in a match this season and had a career-best five service aces.
- Sophomore middle blocker Saige Bradley finished the day with a team-best six blocks and smashed four kills.
- Kim celebrated her senior day with 22 assists and a season-high four kills.
- Krawczyk also celebrated her career, registering eight digs and a personal-best four service aces.
- Junior setter Torri Henry dished out 28 assists.
- Junior libero Julia Patsos picked up 16 digs.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"First of all, many thanks to
Julia Kim and
Alex Krawczyk for the impact they have made on our program. They will continue to be incredible ambassadors for Stony Brook in their futures and both have bright ones in front of them.
This weekend is not the result we wanted, but I saw sparks of the compete we need today after a flat Saturday. We have to treat the next couple weeks like they're post season so we have an opportunity to continue our season. We have the pieces, we need them to come together and will work through the bye week on making that happen," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves will look to bounce back when they hit the road in two weeks for a matchup with the Phoenix of Elon University on Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13. Both matches are set for 2:00 p.m. and will be available via broadcast on
FloVolleyball.
