Stony Brook Wins Fourth-Straight As Part of Three Volleyball Matches Sunday

Stony Brook Wins Fourth-Straight As Part of Three Volleyball Matches Sunday

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The fight for spots in the America East Volleyball Championship continued on Sunday, and there continues to be a jumble among the top five. Albany grabbed a win on Sunday, meaning the Great Danes need one win in their final two matches to win the America East regular-season crown. UMBC and Stony Brook also picked up wins, putting two teams at 7-4 and two at 6-4 with one weekend remaining.

Recap

Sunday, November 4

at Stony Brook (11-12, 6-4), 3, New Hampshire (14-12, 6-4) 1
Box Score | Recap

  • Stony Brook earned a split of the season series with a 3-1 win at home over the Wildcats.
  • Freshman Melissa Rigo had 14 kills and 10 digs to notch a double-double.
  • The Seawolves outhit the Wildcats .258 to .141 in the match.

at UMBC (14-14, 7-4) 3, Hartford (8-18, 2-8) 0
Box Score | Recap

  • UMBC improved to 19-2 all-time against Hartford with its second sweep of the year over the Hawks on Sunday.
  • The Retrievers did it with their defense, holding the Hawks to a .018 hitting percentage.
  • Krystal Mlemchukwu led UMBC with 10 kills.
  • The Retrievers remain unbeaten against Hartford at home since joining the conference in 2003.

Albany (11-14, 8-2) 3 at Binghamton (10-17, 7-4) 1
Box Score | Recap

  • A pair of double-doubles by Traci Vandegrift and Samantha Brostrom, led Albany to a 3-1 win over Binghamton
  • It was the fifth-straight win for the Great Danes over the Bearcats, hitting .358 as a team.
  • Binghamton was led by Iva Partaleva, who led all players with 20 kills to go with 12 digs.

Previous Matches

Friday, November 2

at Binghamton (10-16, 7-3 AE) 3, Hartford (8-17, 2-7) 0
Box Score

  • The Bearcats swept Hartford for the second time this season after hitting .350 as a team.
  • Kristin Hovie had a match-high 13 kills, while Iva Partaleva had 12 and Amanda Dettmann had a double-double with 32 assists and 11 digs.
  • Hartford was eliminated from playoff contention with the loss and UMBC's win.
  • Binghamton is now just a half game behind Albany for first-place in the conference.
  • The Bearcats now own a 19-3 advantage all-time in the series. The Hawks have not won at Binghamton since Oct. 19, 2002.

at UMBC (13-14, 6-4) 3, Albany (10-14, 7-2) 1
Box Score

  • The Retrievers had 10 team blocks and hit .240 to claim a, 3-1, win over Albany, beating the Great Danes for the first time since 2007.
  • It is only the second time in the last five years that Albany has lost multiple conference matches in a season.
  • Hannah Schmidt led the Retrieves with 18 kills and 10 digs.
  • The teams split the first two matches, with UMBC taking the opening frame and Albany evening the match with a win in the second.
  • UMBC only trailed briefly at the beginning of the third set, and went on an 11-4 spurt to take a 20-11 lead.
  • The teams were tied late in the fourth set at 17, but the Retrievers scored eight of the final 12 points to win the match.

at Stony Brook (10-12, 5-4) 3, Providence (1-26, 0-10) 0
Box Score

  • Stony Brook kept pace with UMBC for the final spot in the America East Championship with a straight-set win over Providence.
  • It was the third-straight win for the Seawolves, who were led by freshman Melissa Rigo's 17 kills and 11 digs.
  • Stony Brook hit .366 in the match while holding Providence to a .086 hitting percentage.