FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Stony Brook volleyball team hit the road for the first time this season as it began play in the Sacred Heart Tournament. The Seawolves battled tough, but were topped by Ivy League foe Princeton in straight sets on Saturday.
The Tigers took control of the match by taking the first set by the final score of 25-17. Stony Brook went on to put forth hard fought battles in the second and third sets, respectively, but Princeton pulled away late to seal the win.
Stony Brook put together a strong third set as it controlled leads for the majority of the set. Junior outside hitter
Leoni Kunz and sophomore outside hitter
Erin Garr helped pace the offensive attack in the set. Kunz put away four kills, while Garr totaled three kills in the third set.
The Seawolves were able to come within one point of clinching the set in their favor (25-24), but the Tigers went on a 3-0 run to close out the set and win the match.
STATS AND NOTES
- Junior setter Torri Henry recorded her fourth double-double of the season. Henry dished out 27 assists and picked up a season-high tying 15 digs.
- Kunz finished with a team-best nine kills on an efficient .286 hitting. The junior added seven digs, two blocks (one solo, one assist), and a service ace.
- Junior outside hitter Lauren Schmitz totaled eight kills on a season-high .318 hitting. She also added six digs in the match.
- Junior middle blocker Abby Campbell had eight kills on .294 hitting.
- Garr came off the bench to contribute all three of her kills in the match in the third set.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Princeton is a good and physical team but I don't think we ever got to a point where we could establish the tempo we wanted to play. We weren't in system much early and then when we had chances we didn't execute the things we knew would get them off balance. As the match went on we did a better job, but it was too late to make up enough ground. We have two solid teams tomorrow so I'm looking for us to come in more focused to compete," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves are right back in action tomorrow for a pair of matches in the Sacred Heart Tournament. Stony Brook first takes the court at 11 a.m., against Big East foe Seton Hall and then goes head-to-head with tournament host Sacred Heart at 5 p.m.
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