Women’s Volleyball Extends Win Streak to 6 Games with Wins Over SJC-Brooklyn, Purchase
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Purchase St. (1-21 (1-8)) | 7 | 9 | 22 | 0 |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (10-13 (5-3)) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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St. Josephs (Brkln) (9-9 (1-6)) | 13 | 12 | 26 | 19 | 1 |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (9-13 (4-3)) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 3 |
Written by Andrew Capitelli (SJC-LI Sports Information)
Patchogue, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's volleyball team earned a pair of victories over St. Joseph's (Brkln), 3-1, and Purchase, 3-0, in a Skyline Conference tri-match played inside the Danzi Center on Saturday afternoon.
With the win, the Golden Eagles extend their winning streak to six games and improve to 10-13 (5-3 Skyline) on the year. The Bears move to 10-9 (2-6 Skyline) on the season as the Panthers slide to 1-21 (1-8 Skyline).
SJC-LI 3, SJC-BK 1
After cruising to 25-13 and 25-12 wins in the first two sets the Golden Eagles dropped a tight 26-24 third set and were forced to play a fourth, which they would eventually win by the score of 25-19 to win the match 3-1.
Senior Erin Kelly led all participants with a season-best 12 kills in a match that saw Long Island generate 47 kills to Brooklyn's 20. Freshman Jessica Nicholson pitched in with a career-high 11 kills and junior Morgan Tiska contributed nine.
Junior Jessica Monteserrato also set a career-high with 32 assists, while senior Courtney Wickline collected a game-high 20 digs. Nicholson's six service aces were also a game-best.
SJC-LI 3, Purchase 0
Much like the first match, SJC breezed through the first two sets of their match with Purchase, with 25-7 and 25-9 victories, before finding greater resistance in the third frame. The Panthers jumped out to a 11-5 lead early in the frame but this time around the Golden Eagles rallied to earn a 25-22 come-from-behind win to sweep the match.
Tiska went for 13 kills on 19 attacking attempts for a .526 hitting percentage in the contest. Kelly contributed eight kills of her own and served up a career-high nine of SJC's 24 service aces. Junior Keilly Estacuy and senior Brianna Wolf were credited with four and five aces, respectively.
Monteserrato's 16 assists were a game-high.
The Golden Eagles return to action tomorrow, Sunday, October 23 when they face SUNY Old Westbury in a Skyline Conference showdown on the road at 11:00 AM. Live stats for the match will be available here.
