STONY BROOK, N.Y. –The Stony Brook University volleyball team extended its winning streak to three matches this afternoon after defeating Hampton University in straight sets. This is the first ever weekend sweep for the Seawolves in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), as the squad notched a four-set victory yesterday against the Lady Pirates.
The Seawolves were charged by the junior duo of
Abby Campbell and
Lauren Schmitz capturing a team high of 13 kills and 11 kills in the victory. For the weekend, the tandem led the squad in kills with Campbell capturing 27 and Schmitz having 24 in the conference sweep.
The squad had their hands full in the first set with the Lady Pirates that saw a tied score at seven different points in the set. But, the Seawolves did not fault or waver a lead the entire set and went on a 5-1 run at 20-19 to ultimately take the set, 25-20. Junior
Leoni Kunz and Schmitz mashed two kills each in the final stretch to finish off Hamptons early momentum early in the match.
Following a powerful second set victory by Stony Brook, the Lady Pirates did not render, fighting to keep the match alive, as they went on a 9-0 run in the middle of the third set to take a 18-14 lead. However, the Seawolves stormed back later in the set, again going on a late run, scoring the final four points to take the final set, 26-24.
Defensively, junior
Julia Patsos led the squad with her persistent and tenacious back-row play, as the libero collected a team-best 13 digs today and 24 overall for the weekend. The Long Island native has had 10 or more digs in 12 of 17 starts this season and now has 202 for the season.
STATS AND NOTES
- Junior setter Torri Henry notched a court high 37 assists this afternoon at the Pritchard. The Missouri native is now just 13 assists away from reaching 2,000 for her career and being one of just eight Seawolves to accomplish this feat. Henry has dished out 123 assists during the Stony Brook winning streak.
- Freshman Kali Moore recorded six kills and digs in the victory. The freshman is just four kills away from being the first Stony Brook member with 200 kills this season. Also, Moore served a career high three aces in the win.
- Kunz had nine kills and four digs in the victory on Sunday. For the weekend, the junior collected 20 kills and seven digs overall.
- The squad again led in almost every category this afternoon, including blocks (6), assists (40), digs (37), aces (9) and hitting percentage (.315).
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I am very proud of our group for locking two wins in this weekend which is huge for our goals for the season. I thought we played really well offensively and made some adjustments defensively from yesterday that made a big impact. I also thought outside of being a little high error, we caused a significant amount of stress with our serves. We have two important road weekends ahead of us and will try to get a little mental rest as we prep for those," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves hit the road next weekend and will look to continue their three-match win streak as they take on conference rival Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens on Saturday, October 15, and Sunday, October 16. First serve for both matches next weekend will begin at 2 p.m., and are set to broadcast on
FloVolleyball.
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