STONY BROOK, NY --The Stony Brook volleyball team earned a three-set sweep (25-19, 25-16, 25-15) and never trailed in the match against the Columbia Lions tonight in their home opener inside Pritchard Gymnasium.
The Seawolves won the first point and never trailed to win the first opening 25-19. Stony Brook led by seven points at 22-15 before closing out the set with a kill by Abby Stanwood.
After their win in the first set, Stony Brook put themselves on the cusp of a sweep with a 25-16 victory in set number two. The Seawolves led from the opening point on in the set to earn the victory. Stony Brook opened its biggest lead of the stanza, nine points, to close out the set. The Seawolves hit .355 over the course of the set, including kills by six different players. Also, Stony Brook offense also got a boost from three aces by Kali Moore in the set.
Stony Brook then sealed the sweep with a victory in set number three. The Seawolves led from the first point and did not falter their lead in the 25-15 victory. Stony Brook ended on a high note, claiming its biggest lead, 10 points, to close out the set, totaling 17 kills in the process. The squad tallied five of the final six points to secure the victory after kills from Leoni Kunz and Torri Henry.
Abby Stanwood finished with 11 kills on the day to lead the Seawolves attack while finishing with a hitting percentage of .421. Julia Patsos led the defense with 11 digs, along with seven blocks from Kunz and five rejections from Ayanna Pierre Louis to lead them defensively.
Game Notes
- Kali Moore had a match-high five aces in the win.
- Leoni Kunz had a match-high seven blocks.
- Stony Brook never trailed in any of their sets.
- Abby Stanwood had a match-high 11 kills for Stony Brook.
- Stony Brook got a match-high 11 digs from Julia Patsos.
- Stony Brook attackers were helped by a match-high 36 assists from Torri Henry.
- The Seawolves are now 7-2 all-time against the Lions.
- Stony Brook is 1-0 this season at Pritchard.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was awesome to be back in Pritchard with our home crowd! I appreciate them braving the heat! I thought we executed at a high level tonight, especially defensively. That allowed our attackers to have some opportunities and they took advantage. It was a great team win and I am excited to build on this momentum with a short turnaround before heading to St John's Friday," said head coach
Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves are back in action this weekend as they make the short trip to Queens to battle in the St. John's Tournament. Stony Brook is set to begin their slate of three games with their third-ever meeting against Loyola University (MD) at 9:30 a.m. The Seawolves will return to the court at 7:30 p.m. to battle the host, St. John's. This will be the 20th all-time meeting between these two programs. The match against St. John's will be streamed on FloSports.
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