STONY BROOK, NY --The Stony Brook volleyball team totaled 53 kills on the way to a three-set victory (25-19, 25-23, 25-20) over the William & Mary Tribe on Sunday at Pritchard Gymnasium.
The Seawolves were led by another double-double from Kali Moore, who registered 15 kills and 12 digs on the day and Ava Jackson tying her career-high with 12 kills to help the attack. On the defensive end, Torri Henry chipped in with 17 digs to go with three blocks from Ayanna Pierre Louis.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | The Seawolves took the first set 25-19 that was propelled by a solid performance on the attacking side. Stony Brook put together a .303 attack percentage with 14 kills in the set victory, with Leoni Kunz and Moore leading the way by combining for 10 kills in the set. The Seawolves ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza following the kill by Kunz. Stony Brook also supplemented their offense with three aces in the opening set (Campbell, Kunz, and Julia Patsos).
SET 2 | Stony Brook built on a set-one win by securing a 25-23 victory in set two. The Seawolves persevered in a back-and-forth set to win in a stanza that featured three lead changes and was tied 10 times. Neither team led by more than three points along the way. The squad racked up 17 kills over the course of the set, including a kill by Kunz for the final point to secure the victory.
SET 3 | Stony Brook then finished off the match with a victory in set number three. The
Seawolves won the set 25-20 after another strong showing on the attacking end. Stony Brook put together a .405 attack percentage with 22 kills in the set win. The team ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza following the kill by Kunz to secure the Seawolves sweep over the Tribe. More details to come.
STATS AND NOTES
- The Seawolves had three players in double figures in kills (Moore with 15, Jackson tallying 12, and Kunz recording 10).
- Stony Brook had three players in double figures in digs (Henry with 17 and Patsos and Moore both tallying 12).
- Jackson tied her career-high with 12 kills this afternoon (12 vs North Carolina A&T on Sept. 30).
- Kali Moore registered a double-double with a match-high 15 kills and 12 digs. It was her second double-double of the weekend after finishing with 17 kills and 21 digs in the victory yesterday over the Tribe.
- The Seawolves got a match-high 17 digs and 44 assists from Torri Henry.
- Kunz tallied 10 kills and nine digs in the victory.
- Stony Brook put together a strong attacking performance, notching 53 kills in the match. It was the seventh most kills the Seawolves have tallied in one match.
- The win boosted the Seawolves' record to 12-13 overall and 7-7 in CAA play.
- Stony Brook is now 3-2 all-time against William & Mary, including three consecutive victories against the Tribe.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I am really proud of our team today," head coach
Kristin Belzung said postgame. " I thought W&M made some adjustments and came ready to compete but we stepped up to the challenge. Our offense was firing on all cylinders and a lot of that came from managing our defensive responsibilities. We know there is a lot of noise in the conference standings so taking care of what we can control is the focus and I'm proud of our group for doing that this weekend. We are back in Pritchard next weekend for both a meaningful set of matches, and a chance to honor our seniors."
NEXT UP
The Seawolves return to the court next weekend when they host UNCW on Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. inside Pritchard Gymnasium.
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