CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Exactly midway through the America East volleyball schedule there is a four-way tie for first-place as Albany, New Hampshire, UMBC and Stony Brook have identical 5-2 conference records. Here is a recap of Sunday's matches:
Sunday, Oct. 20
at Stony Brook 3, Hartford 1
(25-16,26-24,24-26,25-21)
Box Score
- Four Seawolves recorded double-digit kills as Stony Brook topped Hartford in four sets to move into a four-way tie for first.
- Stony Brook had seven blocks in the first set and finished with 10 in the match, holding Hartford to a .138 hitting percentage.
- The Hawks won the third set while outhitting the Seawolves .250 to .188.
- Stony Brook came back to close the match out in the fourth. Katilin Costello had her third-straight double-doubles with 10 kills and 14 digs.
at Binghamton 3, UMass Lowell 0
(25-18,25-13,25-14)
Box Score
- Binghamton played tremendous defense, holding the River Hawks to a .000 hitting percentage in a straight-set win.
- Grace Vickers led the Bearcats with 14 kills and a .417 hitting percentage.
- The Bearcats hit .295 as a team and also had 33 digs.
at Albany 3, New Hampshire 0
(25-14,25-16,25-20)
Box Score
- Albany pulled into a four-way tie for first with a straight-set win over New Hampshire.
- The Great Danes had seven blocks and 76 digs to hold New Hampshire to a .104 hitting percentage. The Wildcats had just 55 digs.
- Samantha Brostrom had a match-high 17 kills for Albany, while Mikala McCauley had 34 assists and 19 digs.
at UMBC 3, Providence 1
(26-24,25-18,22-25,25-22)
Box Score
- UMBC moved into a four-way tie for first with a four-set win at home against Providence.
- Three players notched double-doubles for the Retrievers including Ali Goc, Mallory McIntyre and Hannah Schmidt.
- UMBC setter, McIntyre, spread the ball around, as five different Retrievers notched double-digit kills.