Women’s Volleyball Downed by Le Moyne, 3-1

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Saint Michael’s College women’s volleyball team lost to Le Moyne College, 3-1 (20-25, 25-9, 25-23, 25-13), on Friday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play on Ted Grant Court.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael’s (1-13, 0-5 NE10), Le Moyne (6-10, 2-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL’S LEADERS

• First-year Dana Welch (Howell, N.J./Donovan Catholic), 11 kills, 4 digs, 3 blocks
• Senior Beth Syverson (Huntington, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union/Emmanuel [Mass.]), 10 kills, 7 blocks, .381 hitting
• First-year Ella Patterson (Folsom, Calif./Vista Del Lago), 9 kills
• Sophomore Alexandra Báez Rentas (San Juan, Puerto Rico/New Dimensions), 34 assists, 7 digs, 4 kills
• Senior Brigid Heinrich (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill), 4 kills, .333 hitting
• Sophomore Aaliyah Huihui-Martinez (Salinas, Calif./Notre Dame), 11 digs
• Senior Maddie Van Winkle (Medford, Mass./Arlington Catholic), 9 digs
• Junior Caitlin O’Connor (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), 6 digs
• Sophomore Jillian Orth (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), 3 aces

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Madeleine Kennedy, 13 kills
• Redshirt sophomore Madison Dembroski, 11 kills, 8 digs, 4 assists
• First-year Haley Gerken, 29 assists, 8 digs
• Senior Margaret King, 15 assists, 6 digs
• Redshirt sophomore Isabella Leslie, 15 digs

MATCH FACTS

• The Purple Knights returned to action for the first time since Oct. 4.

THE ACTION

• Down 9-8 in the opening set, Saint Michael’s used a 5-0 run to create all the separation it would need in capturing the set, with Orth dropping two aces and Welch two kills in that time. Le Moyne drew within one point three times, including at 20-19, before Welch wrapped kills around another Orth ace during a 3-0 response. Van Winkle’s ace clinched the set.
• Patterson’s kill had the Purple Knights within 6-3 in the second set before the next eight points went to the Dolphins, who pulled away from there.
• Set No. 3 featured 16 ties and seven lead changes. Down 17-15, the Purple and Gold scored the next four points, with Welch tallying two kills, Syverson a block and senior Caroline Curley (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury) an ace. Consecutive kills by Welch and Syverson broke another tie, making it 21-19, and Syverson’s kill had the visitors up 22-21. Le Moyne scored the next two points before Saint Michael’s forged a 23-23 tie on an error, but Dembroski’s kill put the Dolphins up for good, and first-year Kayla Anstett posted an ace for the final point.
• A kill and block from Syverson helped the Purple Knights garner a 6-2 lead in the fourth set, but the…