KINGSTON, R.I. - The Stony Brook volleyball team took care of business in straight sets to defeat the Harvard Crimson and Rhode Island Rams on Friday. With the pair of wins, the Seawolves improve to 7-1 overall on the season.
The Stony Brook attack was paced by
Kali Moore, who finished with a combined 29 kills on the day.
Leoni Kunz helped the offense with 10 kills, hitting .286 against Harvard as
Ayanna Pierre Louis registered a career-high 11 kills against Rhode Island, hitting a miraculous .714.
Torri Henry recorded 65 assists through the pair of matches. Defensively,
Julia Patsos tallied 29 digs, while Henry added 25.
In the matinee match, the Seawolves secured a 3-0 victory over Ivy League member Harvard. Moore wasted no time recording seven kills in the first set to lead the team to a 25-23 win. In the second set, the offense started to heat up with a match-high .387 hitting as five different Seawolves registered a kill to cruise to a 25-16 victory. A dominant display in the third set showcased the depth of this team, while holding the Crimson to a match-low 0.027 hitting, ultimately emerging victorious 25-18.
The Seawolves were able to keep the good times rolling against Rhode Island, holding the lead through both the first and second set. Stony Brook secured a 25-16 win in the first after a major 6-0 scoring run. The squad took the second set 25-17 with three 4-0 runs to start, continue, and end the set. In the closing frame, the Seawolves fell behind early 9-4 to later tie it up at 10 even. From there, the team dominated and held the lead the rest of the way to secure the set, 25-21 and win the match.
MATCH 1: STONY BROOK – 3, HARVARD – 0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-18)
- The Seawolves are 5-2 all-time against Harvard, winning the last three meetings with today being the first straight set sweep for Stony Brook.
- Junior outside hitter Kali Moore had a match-high 13 kills and two aces in the win.
- Graduate student libero Julia Patsos registered a match-high 15 digs.
- Graduate student setter Torri Henry dished out 29 assists.
MATCH 2: STONY BROOK – 3, RHODE ISLAND– 0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-21)
- Stony Brook never trailed on the way to winning the first and second set.
- Sophomore middle blocker Ayanna Pierre Louis recorded a career-high 11 kills, along with a match-high three aces.
- Moore tallied a match-high 16 kills, as Patsos recorded a team-high 14 digs.
- Stony Brook had three players in double figures in digs (Patsos, Henry, Cigna).
- Graduate student middle blocker Abby Campbell, Pierre Louis, and Moore each tallied three total blocks.
- Henry dished out 36 assists on the way to the Seawolves seventh win of the season.
- Stony Brook is 2-5 all-time against Rhode Island. With today's straight-set victory, the Seawolves have snapped a five-match losing streak.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Playing two matches in one day is really hard and our team came in focused to compete at a high level all day. I thought we did a good job of managing the game plan. I'm excited that we were able to get contributions from a lot of different people. We have work to be done tomorrow still - quick turnaround to Northern Illinois," said head coach Kristin Belzung postgame.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves conclude the Art Carmichael Invitational tomorrow as they take on Northern Illinois at 12 p.m.
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