Women's Volleyball Suffers Non-Conference Loss to William Paterson, 3-0

When and where

October 28, 2023 – Patchogue, NY

The St. Joseph's University-New York (L.I.) women's volleyball team dropped a non-conference match against William Paterson University in the Danzi Center on Saturday afternoon.

Records

St. Joseph's (L.I.) 15-8; William Paterson 21-5

Top Performers

• Senior Madison Gremli led the Golden Eagles with nine kills and finished with five digs

• Freshman Nina Vanderhoof added seven kills 

• Setter Katie D'Angelo tossed 17 assists and picked up six digs

• Libero Sarah Montefusco collected a team-best 12 digs

How it happened

• A closely played first set saw 22 tied scores with five lead changes and neither side gaining an advantage larger than three points. Tied at 23, the Pioneers got a kill and an ace from Cecilla Miller to close the set with a 25-23 win

• William Paterson rolled momentum into the second set and with a slight 8-7 lead rattled off five unanswered points and kept a healthy distance en route to a 25-12 win

• The score stayed close in the early part of the third frame, but the Pioneers strung together a 5-0 run to jump ahead 12-7. Later in the set, six straight points went in favor of the visitors for a 20-11 lead and they would eventually secure the sweep with a 25-14 win 

Up next

The Golden Eagles wrap up the regular season with a non-conference tri-match at Ramapo College. SJLI will face the Roadrunners at 11:00 a.m. before taking on Wilkes University at 1:00 p.m.