BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – The Stony Brook volleyball team (5-6) closed out non-conference play with a sweep of St. Francis Brooklyn (6-10) on Wednesday evening. The Seawolves rolled to victory as they knocked off the Terriers, 25-16, 25-22, 25-23, en route to their second sweep of the season.
Stony Brook took control of the match right from the initial set as it won in dominating fashion. After leading, 13-11, the Seawolves went on an 8-1 scoring run to open up a 21-12 lead. From there, Stony Brook was able to close out the set by the final score of 25-16 to go up 1-0 in the match.
The teams played a pair of back-and-forth sets in the second and third, but Stony Brook was able to best St. Francis Brooklyn thanks to late runs down the stretch in each of those frames.
The Seawolves used a 5-1 run down the stretch to seal the win in the second set, 25-22. Stony Brook then locked up the third set in come-from-behind fashion by outscoring the Terriers, 6-1, to clinch the set by the final score of 25-23, after trailing 22-20.
STATS AND NOTES
- Freshman outside hitter Kali Moore played her first collegiate match in her hometown of Brooklyn, N.Y. The Brooklynite recorded her sixth double-double of the season and fourth in her last five matches. Moore registered a team-high 13 kills and picked up 10 digs. It was the sixth time this season that she totaled 10 or more kills in a match.
- Junior Abby Campbell was a force in the middle for the Seawolves. Campbell registered 10 kills and hit a blistering .588. Her .588 hitting percentage marked a single-match high this season.
- Junior outside hitter Leoni Kunz finished with six kills and hit .400.
- Junior setter Torri Henry paced the offense with 32 assists. The junior recorded her sixth double-double of the season as she added 16 digs to her 32 assists. Henry has handed out 30 or more assists in seven matches this season.
- Junior libero Julia Patsos totaled nine digs.
- Tonight's meeting marked the first between the teams since Stony Brook knocked off St. Francis Brooklyn in four sets on September 17, 2019.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Great to head home from Brooklyn with a W. Overall, I thought we did some good defensive things in tight situations that should build confidence. We served really well in the first set and then got a little too high-error in the second and third, but finding a way to grit out a sweep is always a good night. It was great to get
Kali Moore in front of a home crowd and overall I thought tonight was a great opportunity to get better as we prep for Towson in Pritchard this weekend," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook returns to Pritchard Gymnasium to resume CAA play on Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25, when it takes on Towson. The matches will both air on
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