Women's Volleyball Splits a Pair at MSMC

When and Where

October 8, 2022 – Newburgh, NY

The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) women's volleyball team picked up a 3-1 Skyline Conference win over Mt. St. Mary College on the road on Saturday afternoon before dropping a non-conference decision to Kings College (Pa.) 3-0.

Vs. Mt. St. Mary

Records: 

St. Joseph's 9-5, 3-0 Skyline, MSMC 7-9, 2-3 Skyline

Top performers

• Junior Madison Gremli led the Golden Eagles with 12 kills
• Sophomore Deirdre Carney recorded seven kills and a team-best .364 hitting percentage
• Setter Tara Langford dished 35 assists with eight digs and three aces
• Libero Kayla Martin finished with a team-high 15 digs with junior April Sexton collecting 12 digs

How it happened

• The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early match lead taking sets one and two by scores of 25-17 and 25-21, respectively
• The Knights held off elimination behind a team hitting percentage of .387 with a 25-17 victory in the third set
• After trailing early, SJLI used a 15-4 streak down the stretch to claim set four 25-14

Vs. Kings College (Pa.)

Records

Kings 12-5, St. Joseph's 9-6

Top performers

• Freshman Luciana D'Ambrosio led St. Joseph's at the net with 10 kills
• Setter Karen Barrera Carreno dished and match-best 33 assists
• Libero Kellianne Dempsey picked up a team-high 16 digs while serving a pair of aces

How it happened

• The Monarchs took an early match lead edging the Golden Eagles in a 25-23 win in set one before completing the sweep with 25-18 and 25-20 wins in sets two and three, respectively.

 Up next

The Golden Eagles resume Skyline action when they travel to face the College of Mt. St. Vincent on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:00 pm.