Stony Brook, Binghamton Finish Unbeaten Weekends With Wins Sunday

Stony Brook, Binghamton Finish Unbeaten Weekends With Wins Sunday

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Stony Brook and Binghamton closed out unbeaten weekends with wins on Sunday, while New Hampshire also grabbed a victory. Second and fifth-place in the America East are separated by just 1.5 games with two more weekends remaining in the season. No America East teams have locked-up playoff spots.

Recap

Sunday, October 28

at New Hampshire 3, UMBC 2
(25-16,25-21,16-25,11-25,15-13) 
Recap | Box Score

  • Junior Morgan Thatcher led all players with 22 kills and freshman Tori Forrest posted her fifth straight double-double as the University of New Hampshire volleyball team downed UMBC, 3-2, Sunday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium.
  • New Hampshire swept the season series from UMBC.
  • After the Wildcats won the first two sets, the Retrievers rallied back to even the match at two sets apiece.
  • Sherelle Walker led UMBC with 21 kills.
  • The Wildcats jumped out to a 10-7 lead in the fifth set and held on for the 15-13 victory after UMBC came within one point twice.

Binghamton 3, at Providence 2
(17-25, 20-25, 25-13, 25-16, 15-12)
Recap | Box Score

  • Binghamton improved to 6-0 all-time against the Friars with a five-set win on Sunday.
  • Providence took a 2-0 lead in the match, winning the first two sets. Colleen McCollum had seven kills in the second set to lead the Friars.
  • Binghamton battled back to win the next three frames to win the match. Iva Partaleva led the Bearcats with 22 kills after a career-high 25 at New Hampshire on Friday night.

Stony Brook (9-12, 4-4 AE) 3, at Hartford (8-16, 2-6) 1
(25-15, 25-13, 24-26, 25-18)
Recap | Box Score

  • Melissa Rigo had a career-high 25 kills to help Stony Brook to a, 3-1, win over Hartford .
  • Nicole Vogel also had a career-high 50 assists for the Seawolves.
  • Stony Brook hit .300 in the contest, including over .400 in the first set as Stony Brook won the first two sets.
  • The Seawolves improved to 25-2 all-time against the Hawks.