STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook volleyball team began the night with back-to-back victories in the first and second set, but the College of Charleston rallied back to defeat the Seawolves in five sets.
The Seawolves were led by double-doubles from
Kali Moore, who registered 19 kills and 16 digs, and
Leoni Kunz, who added 11 kills and 13 digs.
Quinn Anderson tallied 12 kills and
Mercedes Motton recorded a career-high 11 kills to help the attack.
Torri Henry dished out 49 assists while chipping in with 26 digs on the defensive end. Kunz had a team-high five blocks in the contest.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | The Seawolves earned a 25-21 set one victory helped by a solid performance on the attacking side. Stony Brook registered a .311 attack percentage with 17 kills. After trading points to start the set, the Seawolves took a 7-6 lead and then coasted to victory. Aside from the dominant offense, the defense had themselves a night with four blocks in the opening frame.
SET 2 | Stony Brook capitalized on their win by earning a 28-26 victory in set two. The Seawolves came out on top, winning in a stanza that was tied seven times and had four lead changes. The Seawolves racked up 18 kills over the course of the set, led by Kunz and Motton who tallied five kills apiece. The Stony Brook offense also got a boost from three aces.
SET 3 | Stony Brook couldn't finish off the sweep, losing set three in a tough 25-17 loss. Charleston grabbed an early advantage and had their best performance with a .395 hitting percentage with 18 kills. The Seawolves did what they could to stay alive in the set as Moore had six kills to rally back but ultimately it wasn't enough for a set victory.
SET 4 | Stony Brook then dropped their second straight set 25-10 to bring the match level. The set started with seven ties before the Cougars found their momentum and took a 15-point lead to close it out. The Seawolves were unable to recover and hit a match-low attack percentage.
SET 5 | After dropping the fourth set and forcing a deciding set, the Seawolves fell behind on the first point and never clawed back into the lead, facing a 15-9 defeat.
STATS AND NOTES
- Kali Moore registered her 26th career double-double with 19 kills and 16 digs. She had a team-high two aces and added one assist in the loss.
- Leoni Kunz tallied her 20th career double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs. She added one ace and a team-high five blocks.
- Stony Brook had four players in double figures in kills (Moore, Anderson, Kunz, and Motton).
- Stony Brook had four players in double figures in digs (Henry, Patsos, Moore, and Kunz).
- Torri Henry dished out 49 assists and tallied a match-high 26 digs. This is her eighth match this season with 40 or more assists.
- The Seawolves are 9-5 this season (2-3 CAA) and 2-4 all-time against Charleston.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Charleston is a really good team, and we did a good job early of finding ways to score. Unfortunately, we got out of rhythm with our first contact and that put us in tighter situations, and we weren't able to keep control of rallies. It's a tough, quick turnaround for both teams and we are excited to be back in Pritchard tomorrow," stated head coach Kristin Belzung.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook returns to action tomorrow, October 5 against Charleston. THe Seawolves and Cougars close out the weekend with first serve set for noon from Pritchard Gymnasium. Coverage for the match will be available on FloVolleyball.
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