NEWBURGH, NY – The Mount Saint Mary College women's volleyball team split a pair of Skyline Conference matches on Saturday, defeating Purchase College in straight sets (25-7, 28-26, 27-25) and losing to Farmingdale State in College in five sets (22-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-8, 11-15). The Blue Knights are now 16-13 overall and 4-4 in conference.

Against Purchase, junior Elizabeth Douress (Rahway, N.J.) finished with a team high 8 kills on just 16 attempts and also had 3 aces and 2 blocks. Sophomores Teresa Sorrentino (Bellrose, N.Y.) and Courtney Kenney (Hicksville, N.Y.) had 7 kills each, as did freshman Katharine Tischer (Port Jefferson, N.Y.). Senior Katie Toole (Wallkill, N.Y.) totaled 30 assists.

Douress continued her strong play in the match with Farmingdale, tallying 16 kills on 42 attempts. Kenney also finished with 16 kills and added in 4 aces. Sophomore Heather Schaeffer (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) picked up 26 digs while freshman Lauren Halverson (Patchogue, N.Y.) finished with 23 digs. Toole racked up 39 aces.

Mount Saint Mary closes out their Skyline Conference regular season on Wednesday, October 28. The Blue Knights will host Maritime at 7:00 p.m. inside the Kaplan Center.