Women’s Volleyball Downed by Adelphi During NE10 Play

COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Saint Michael’s College women’s volleyball team lost a Northeast-10 Conference decision to Adelphi University, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-17), on Friday evening in the Ross Sports Center.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael’s (1-16, 0-8 NE10), Adelphi (15-8, 6-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL’S LEADERS

• First-year Ella Patterson (Folsom, Calif./Vista Del Lago), 7 kills, 7 digs
• Junior Caitlin O’Connor (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), 6 kills, 2 blocks
• Senior Beth Syverson (Huntington, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union/Emmanuel [Mass.]), 6 kills, .333 hitting
• Sophomore Alexandra Báez Rentas (San Juan, Puerto Rico/New Dimensions), 20 assists, 15 digs, 5 kills
• Senior Caroline Curley (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury), 4 blocks
• Sophomore Syrah Wright (Richmond, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union), 7 digs
• Senior Maddie Van Winkle (Medford, Mass./Arlington Catholic), 4 digs
• Junior Haley Stanton (Nashua, N.H./Nashua North), 4 kills
• Sophomore Jillian Orth (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), 3 aces

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Noelle Alberda, 11 kills, 3 blocks
• First-year Macarty McQueen, 9 kills
• Sophomore Lilyen McCarthy, 7 kills, 4 blocks
• Senior Samantha Collins, 7 kills, 3 blocks
• Graduate student Jamie Yonker, 13 digs
• Senior Brenna Valsted, 25 assists in 2 sets
• Sophomore Kambel Fiser, 11 assists in 1 set

MATCH FACTS

• Saint Michael’s held a 5-4 edge in aces, while both teams had 40 digs.
• After not playing at home for more than five weeks, the Purple Knights are amid a run of three home matches in five days.

THE ACTION

• Alberda’s kill gave Adelphi an 8-4 lead in the opening set before the hosts edged within 10-9 on Báez Rentas’ kill. Another Alberda kill capped a 4-0 response, but Patterson’s kill later made it 17-15. The teams combined for six straight errors at one point, with the Panthers nabbing a 21-15 lead in that time before Saint Michael’s rallied within 21-18. The final four points went to the visitors.
• Consecutive Alberda kills keyed a 3-0 run that gave Adelphi a 14-10 edge in the second set, but Orth’s service was featured in a 6-0 counter, which she started with consecutive aces. Syverson added a kill and a solo block, and the hosts led 16-14. Stanton’s kill still had her team ahead 17-15 before the Panthers tallied 10 of the final 13 points.
• O’Connor’s kill provided Saint Michael’s a 4-1 edge in set No. 3, but the visitors responded with a go-ahead 7-2 jaunt. The Purple Knights were within 9-8 on Báez Rentas’ kill before…