TOWSON, Md. – No. 8 Stony Brook volleyball gave everything it had to No. 1 seed Towson in the CAA Championship Quarterfinals on Thursday morning at SECU Arena.
CAA Rookie of the Year
Kali Moore led the way for the Seawolves, tallying 16 kills, 10 digs, five aces, and four blocks, but Towson was able to hold to pick up a 3-1 victory.
Stony Brook fell in the first set, 25-17, but came out on a 2-0 run in the second set. It was a back-and-forth battle throughout the rest of the match.
The Seawolves took the second set, 25-17, behind the likes of Moore, and sophomore middle blocker
Saige Bradley. Bradley dominated at the net and finished the match with six kills and four blocks.
The third set came down to the wire, but the Tigers took it by a score of 25-23.
Stony Brook battled throughout the entire match and was able to take a set off tournament host Towson.
The Seawolves completed the 2022 campaign 10-16 overall and 5-11 in the CAA during the regular season. Moore was the CAA Rookie of the Year and a member of the All-CAA Second Team and CAA All-Rookie Team.
STATS AND NOTES
- It was Stony Brook's debut in the CAA Championship in its inaugural season in the conference.
- Stony Brook was able to win a set against Towson. It was just the 16th set that Towson lost this year.
- Moore tied for the match-lead in kills with Towson's Victoria Barrett. The freshman recorded her 11th double-double of the season and second in as many matches. She tallied a career-high five service aces.
- Stony Brook tallied 11 service aces in the match, which was the second-most in a single match all season behind 13 aces against Charleston on October 30.
- Junior middle blocker Abby Campbell finished with seven kills on .278 hitting.
- Junior libero Julia Patsos picked up a team-high 13 digs as she anchored the defense.
- The Seawolves out-killed Towson 48-44 and out-attacked the Tigers 137-112.
- Stony Brook out-aced Towson 11-4.
- Graduate defensive specialist Alex Krawczyk and senior setter Julia Kim played in the final match of their collegiate careers. Krawczyk totaled four digs and an assist, while Kim tallied 14 assists, six digs, and four service aces.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"First of all, thank you to
Julia Kim and
Alex Krawczyk, two incredible student-athletes who have each made significant impacts in our program. We appreciate them and they will be Seawolves for life. I thought our group came locked in and ready to compete today against a really good Towson team. Once we hit our stride we made them very uncomfortable from the service line and took advantage of some opportunities in transition. Unfortunately, I thought we gave them too many points to come away with a win. As a program we will build from here," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
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