Women's Volleyball Suffers Non-Conference Loss to Hunter, 3-1

When and where

September 15, 2022 – New York, NY (Hunter College Sportsplex)

Records

St. Joseph's 1-5, Hunter College 3-1

The St. Joseph's University-New York (L.I.) women's volleyball team suffered a 3-1 non-conference loss to Hunter College on the road on Thursday evening.

Top Performers

• Junior Jackie Wolf finished with a double-double of 12 kills and 13 digs
• Junior Madison Gremli knocked down a match-best 13 kills while collecting nine digs
• Setter Tara Langford tossed a match-best 35 assists
• Libero Kellianne Dempsey picked up a team-high 14 digs
• Sophomore middle Deirdre Carney totaled 11 kills with a team-best four block assists

How it happened

• Set one saw the Hawks lead by as many as five, 10-5, but the Golden Eagles inched back to within one several times, but the home team came away with the 25-23 win
•  After Hunter took a 2-0 match lead with a 25-20 win in the second frame, St. Joseph's held off elimination by taking set three 25-19
• A tightly played fourth set needed extra points to determine a winner and after both sides traded points down the stretch, it was Hunter that came away with 28-26 win to take the match 3-1

Notes

• The match saw 15 tied scores and six lead changes
• The Golden Eagles finished with 44 total kills to Hunter's 42
• The home team displayed solid defense with 73 digs, 12 block assists, and two blocks

Up next

The Golden Eagles return to the Danzi Center on Saturday, September 17 when they host Brooklyn College (10:00 am) and the Pratt Institute (2:00 pm).