Women’s Volleyball Looks to Upset Top-Seeded CMSV in Skyline Semis

Written by Andrew Capitelli (SJC-LI Sports Information)

Riverdale, NY| The #4 St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's volleyball team (17-15, 8-2 Skyline) will head to the Bronx on Thursday evening with the intentions of knocking off the top-seeded College of Mount Saint Vincent (15-13, 9-1 Skyline) in the Skyline Conference semifinals.

The match, which is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 PM inside the Sharp Center, is the second meeting of the season between the two sides. The Golden Eagles topped the Dolphins 3-2 in a  five-set thriller back on Saturday, October 3.

SJC's Heather Ferchland and CMSV's Ashleigh Scozzari each went for 21 kills in a showdown of the conference's best. On Thursday, the performances Ferchland and Scozzari will likely determine which side plays for a Skyline championship on Saturday.

St. Joseph's dismissed Farmingdale State College 3-0 in the first round on Tuesday evening to advance to the semifinals. Ferchland registered a game-high 11 kills in the win, while Jenna Beekman (15) and Courtney Wickline (29) had a game-bests in digs and assists.

The Dolphins earned a bye in the first round of the playoffs and were last in action on Saturday, October 31 when they swept both Purchase and Maritime in a Skyline tri-match at home.

The winner of Thursday's match will face the winner of the other semifinal, #2 Sage vs. #3 Mt. St. Mary, in Saturday's final. The Golden Eagles suffered their only two Skyline losses of the season to both the Gators and the Knights.

Live stats for Thursday's match in the Bronx will be available here.

For further tournament information, redirect to the Skyline Conference site here.