HACKENSACK, NJ --The Stony Brook volleyball team secured a three-set sweep (26-24, 25-15, 25-23) against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in New Jersey on Wednesday at the Rothman Center.
Abby Stanwood finished with 15 kills on the day to lead the Seawolves offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .29. Defensively, the squad had three players reach double figures in digs, including Torri Henry's 13, 12 from Leoni Kunz, and 10 more from Kali Moore.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Seawolves earned a set-one victory 26-24 thanks to a strong showing on the attacking side. Stony Brook put together a .375 attack percentage with 17 kills in the set victory. The Seawolves rallied from down six at 12-6 after Kunz recorded a kill to tie the match and ultimately claim the win.
SET 2 | Stony Brook took set two 25-15 to promptly grab a 2-0 lead. The Seawolves led from the first point on in the set and never trailed to secure the victory. The squad opened its biggest lead of the stanza, 10 points, after a kill by Stanwood and forced error by Henry to close out the set. The team hit .483 over the course of a set where they racked up 17 kills and got a boost from four aces in the stanza, including two by Lauren Schmitz.
SET 3 | Stony Brook then ended the match with a thrilling-victory in set number three. The Seawolves fell behind by as many as seven points at 12-5 before rallying to win 25-23. Stony Brook grabbed the lead at 15-14 after a kill by Pierre-Louis and hung on to take the set. The Stony Brook offense also got a boost from four aces in the stanza.
Game Notes
- Stony Brook had three players in double figures in digs (Henry, Kunz, and Moore).
- Stony Brook never trailed on the way to winning the second set 25-15.
- Stony Brook rallied from being down by seven points to win the third set.
- Abby Stanwood had a match-high 15 kills for Stony Brook. She now has five double-digit kill matches this season, including back-to-back matches (14 vs North Carolina A&T on Oct. 1).
- Ayanna Pierre-Louis had a career-high nine kills in the victory.
- Lauren Schmitz had a match-high three aces in the win.
- Stony Brook got a match-high 13 digs and 38 assists from Henry. She has at-least 30 assists in 14 of 17 matches this season and currently ranks second in the CAA in assists.
- Stony Brook is now 1-1 all-time against Fairleigh Dickinson, with their last meeting coming in 2001.
- The non-conference win improved the Seawolves' overall record to 8-9 (3-3 CAA) on the season.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I am proud of our team for locking in to get a midweek win during a time that is busy academically and it would be easy to be distracted. I thought while we weren't as crisp as we would've liked to be, we served well which kept FDU out of system and found ways to earn some gritty points. We have a quick turnaround to prepare for an important road trip to Hampton," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook heads to Virginia to take on Hampton University for two matches this weekend. The squad will play the Pirates on Saturday at 5:00 pm, followed by a matchup on Sunday at 1:00 pm. The Seawolves are 2-1 all-time against Hampton, as the squad swept the team from Virginia in both their meetings last season.
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