Women’s Volleyball Downed in Five Sets by Plymouth State

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Saint Michael’s College women’s volleyball team lost an epic five-set match with Plymouth State University, 3-2 (27-25, 25-17, 23-25, 18-25, 15-12), on Saturday to finish play at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh’s Cardinal Classic in Memorial Hall Gymnasium. The Panthers were ranked seventh in the final 2021 NCAA Division III Region I rankings.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael’s (1-6), Plymouth State (2-1)

SAINT MICHAEL’S LEADERS

• First-year Dana Welch (Howell, N.J./Donovan Catholic), 16 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks
• Senior Caroline Curley (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury), 7 kills, .500 hitting, 5 digs, 3 blocks, 2 aces
• Sophomore Alexandra Báez Rentas (San Juan, Puerto Rico/New Dimensions), 32 assists, 16 digs, 5 kills
• Senior Beth Syverson (Huntington, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union/Emmanuel [Mass.]), 4 kills, 4 blocks
• Junior Caitlin O’Connor (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), 4 kills, 2 blocks
• Senior Maddie Van Winkle (Medford, Mass./Arlington Catholic), 14 digs
• Sophomore Aaliyah Huihui-Martinez (Salinas, Calif./Notre Dame), 11 digs, 4 assists, 2 aces
• First-year Ella Patterson (Folsom, Calif./Vista Del Lago), 9 digs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Lilli Stogner, 14 kills, 10 digs, 7 aces
• Sophomore Morgan Drinkwater, 11 kills
• First-year Kalista Butler, 24 assists, 10 digs, 6 aces
• First-year Riley McDonough, 20 assists, 3 aces
• Sophomore Makayla Marucci, 16 digs

MATCH FACTS

• The Purple Knights held a 67-64 lead in digs and took the Panthers five despite being edged in blocks (10.0-9.0), aces (19-6) and hitting percentage (.170-.108). Plymouth State committed more attack errors (26-25) and significantly more service miscues (23-10).

THE ACTION

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NEXT SAINT MICHAEL’S MATCH

• Tuesday vs. Middlebury College, 7 p.m.
• The Panthers qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division III Tournament.