Women’s Volleyball Rallies Past Georgian Court, 3-2, on Final Day in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Michael’s College women’s volleyball team rallied past Georgian Court (N.J.) University, 3-2 (25-19, 21-25, 25-27, 25-20, 15-10), on Sunday in Saint Anselm College’s Stoutenburgh Gymnasium while splitting matches at the Southern New Hampshire University/Saint Anselm Volleyball Opener. The Purple Knights lost their finale to Southern New Hampshire, 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-18), in Stan Spirou Field House. The Penmen qualified for last year’s NCAA Tournament, winning the region and advancing to the Elite 8.

First-year head coach Lauren Brough, who served as an assistant coach the past three seasons, earned her first college coaching victory with the triumph over Georgian Court.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael’s (1-3), Georgian Court (1-2), Southern New Hampshire (4-0)

Georgian Court Match
SAINT MICHAEL’S LEADERS

• Sophomore Ella Patterson (Folsom, Calif./Vista Del Lago), 23 kills, 6 digs, 5 blocks
• Junior Alexandra Báez Rentas (San Juan, Puerto Rico/New Dimensions), 53 assists, 22 digs, 2 aces
• First-year Grace Almeida (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa), 12 kills, 8 blocks, 5 digs, .455 hitting
• Sophomore Dana Welch (Howell, N.J./Donovan Catholic), 10 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks
• Senior Beth Syverson (Huntington, Vt./Mount Mansfield Union/Emmanuel [Mass.]), 7 kills, 5 blocks, .438 hitting
• Senior Caitlin O’Connor (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), 8 kills
• First-year Kyla Farnan (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle), 18 digs, 4 assists, 2 aces
• First-year Katarina Mladenovic (Chicago, Ill./Maine South), 12 digs, 3 aces
• Junior Jillian Orth (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), 12 digs, 2 aces

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Nylene Mateo, 17 kills, 13 digs
• Junior Martina Croce, 13 kills
• Junior Giorgia Cappelletti, 9 kills, 15 digs
• Junior Dayna Diaz, 44 assists
• Graduate student Jessica Sprankle, 18 digs

MATCH FACTS

• The teams met for the first time.
• Saint Michael’s outgained the Lions in kills (61-51), aces (10-6), digs (86-69) and blocks (13.0-4.0).
• The Purple and Gold had last recorded 13 blocks on Nov. 5, 2016.
• Patterson’s 23 kills were the most by a Purple Knight since Lindsey Frazier ’11 dropped 24 – also on Saint Anselm’s home court – on Sept. 13, 2009. Patterson had 57 attacks, the most for Saint Michael’s since Kelsey Flaherty ’16 posted 65 on Sept. 12, 2005.
• Báez Rentas became the initial Purple Knight with 50 assists and 20 digs since Amy Manougian ’09 totaled 55 and 28, respectively, on Oct. 31, 2006. Báez Rentas’ 53 assists were the most by a Saint Michael’s player since…