LYNCHBURG, VA --The Stony Brook volleyball team could not overcome an opposing Lady Flames offense Saturday in their final match of the Liberty Tournament as the squad fell to Liberty University in three sets (21-25, 17-25, 23-25).
The Seawolves battled tough in a back-and-forth first set, losing 25-21 in a game that featured six lead changes and was tied 13 times. Neither team led by more than four points in the match.
Stony Brook then dropped the second set 25-17 to fall behind in the match two sets to none. The Seawolves stormed out to an early 9-6 lead before Liberty tied it at 9-9 and then grabbed the advantage at 11-10 in the battle that was tied up four times before the Lady Flames took over the lead.
In the third-set thriller, the Seawolves fell 25-23 in a set that featured six lead changes and was tied 10 times. Neither team had a lead of more than four points along the way.
Kali Moore finished with 14 kills on the day to lead the Seawolves offense. Defensively, Stony Brook had two players reach double figures in digs as
Julia Patsos had 21 and
Torri Henry had 10.
STATS AND NOTES
- Moore had a team-high and season-high 14 kills for Stony Brook. The sophomore ended her weekend with a team-best 25 kills.
- Stony Brook got a match-high 21 digs from Patsos. It was the most digs of any Seawolves player this season and the senior finishes her weekend with a team-high 44 digs.
- Stony Brook attackers were helped by a team-high 31 assists from Henry. Henry led the Seawolves with 92 assists over the three games this weekend.
- The Seawolves are now 0-1 all-time against Liberty.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Liberty is a very good team who is physical and has multiple players who can score at a high clip. I thought we regrouped after yesterday and competed at a high level. Defensively, we dug more balls and extended rallies which stressed Liberty but ultimately we weren't able to get enough offensive production. We are looking forward to building on this weekend and it's good to know what areas we can focus on moving into practice this week," said head coach Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves are back in action next weekend as they head to Lorreto, Pa., to battle in the Saint Francis (PA) Tournament. Stony Brook is set to begin their slate of three games with their second-ever meeting against Purdue Fort Wayne at 4:00 pm on Friday. The Seawolves defeated the Mastodons on Sept. 17, 2016 in five sets.
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