Women’s Volleyball Caps Weekend Tournament with Two Setbacks

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Michael’s College women’s volleyball team capped play at this weekend’s Saint Anselm College/Southern New Hampshire University Invitational on Sunday with a pair of losses in Southern New Hampshire’s Stan Spirou Field House. The Purple Knights fell against Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College, 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-19), before being downed by the hosts, 3-0 (25-10, 25-17, 25-11).

RECORDS

• Saint Michael’s (0-4), Roberts Wesleyan (1-3), Southern New Hampshire (4-0)

Roberts Wesleyan Match
SAINT MICHAEL’S LEADERS

• Junior Haley Stanton (Nashua, N.H./Nashua North), 12 kills, .310 hitting
• Junior Caitlin O’Connor (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), 10 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces, 2 blocks
• Sophomore Alexandra Báez Rentas (San Juan, Puerto Rico/New Dimensions), 38 assists, 11 digs
• Senior Maddie Van Winkle (Medford, Mass./Arlington Catholic), 10 digs
• Sophomore Syrah Wright (Richmond, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union), 10 digs
• Senior Beth Syverson (Huntington, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union/Emmanuel [Mass.]), 7 kills, .462 hitting
• Sophomore Aaliyah Huihui-Martinez (Salinas, Calif./Notre Dame), 6 digs, 2 aces
• First-year Ella Patterson (Folsom, Calif./Vista Del Lago), 6 digs
• First-year Dana Welch (Howell, N.J./Donovan Catholic), 5 kills, 5 digs
• Senior Caroline Curley (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury), 5 kills, 2 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Sydney Yanak, 15 kills
• Junior Laura Amaya, 10 kills
• Sophomore Sarina Pasquantonio, 22 assists, 10 digs, 6 kills
• Sophomore Lauren Jagst, 13 digs, 7 kills
• Sophomore Teagan Weber, 12 digs, 4 aces

MATCH FACTS

• The Purple Knights held a 60-47 lead in digs while narrowly being edged in hitting, .183-.182.
• The teams met for the first time.

THE ACTION

• Roberts Wesleyan led by as many as four points in the opening set before an 8-2 run by the Purple Knights gave them a 10-8 lead on Huihui-Martinez’s ace. Saint Michael’s twice extended its lead to seven points, including at 24-17 on a Stanton kill, before an error at set point gave the Purple and Gold a 1-0 lead.
• Set No. 2 featured 11 ties and six lead swings, as neither squad led by more than two points until O’Connor’s ace capped a 6-0 run that pushed the Purple Knights into a 16-12 advantage. Curley’s kill still had her team up by four, at 17-13, before three straight aces by senior Charlotte Orgill finished off a go-ahead 5-0 stretch. With the teams tied at 23, Weber dropped consecutive aces to clinch the set.
• The Redhawks forged a 15-5 lead in the third stanza, but Saint…