Women's Volleyball Falls in Five to USMMA

When and where

September 26, 2023 – Kings Point, NY

The St. Joseph's University-New York (L.I.) women's volleyball team came up just short in a five-set thriller at the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Tuesday evening.

Records

St. Joseph's 5-5, 1-1 Skyline, USMMA 3-5, 1-1 Skyline

Top Performers

• Junior Jackie Wolf knocked down a match-best 19 kills and finished with 14 digs

• Senior Madison Gremli came away with 15 kills and seven digs

• Setters Karen Barrera Carreno and Katie D'Angelo tossed 25 and 13 assists, respectively

How it happened

• The Mariners jumped out to a 2-0 match lead with 25-19, 25-16 wins in sets one and two

• The Golden Eagles trailed 6-1 early in set three but came back to two the score at 8. The sides went on to exchange points and traded the lead, but knotted at 18, St. Joseph's claimed four straight points to pull away 22-18 and went on to take the set 25-20

• Set four saw USMMA leading early again, SJLI chipped away and overtook the hosts at 7-6. They maintained a lead throughout the frame for a 25-19 win pushing the match to a decisive fifth-set

• The Golden Eagles held the largest lead of the set at 10-5, but the Mariners came back to tie it up at 13. The teams traded points and back-to-back USMMA kills clinched the 16-14 set win and ultimately the match 3-2

Up next

The Golden Eagles return to the Danzi Center on Wednesday, September 27, and host Western Connecticut State for a non-conference contest at 7:00 p.m.