Newburgh, N.Y. – Led by a match-high 12 kills from junior
Elizabeth Lavin (Hicksville, N.Y.), the Mount Saint Mary College Women's Volleyball team posted its seventh straight triumph on Tuesday night with a 25-17, 25-11, 25-16 non-conference home win over Staten Island.
After falling behind 3-1 early in the first set on Tuesday, Mount Saint Mary ripped off six straight points in the middle stages of the frame to pull in front 12-7. Junior
Kayla Kurka (Islip, N.Y.) sparked the run for the Knights with two service aces and a kill.
The Knights used a nine point run later in the opening set to build a 21-10 lead over the Dolphins and were not challenged again in the contest. Lavin registered three kills over the stretch for Mount Saint Mary who never trailed in the match after the early deficit.
Mount Saint Mary totaled 24 of their 30 kills over the first and third sets and took advantage of 20 Staten Island attack miscues on the night. The Knights hit .188 as a team in the match and held the visitors to a -.100 effort.
Lavin produced a season-high 12 winners for Mount Saint Mary and hit a red-hot .647 in the match to lead the team. She chipped in with two blocks assists in the winning effort.
Jackie Survilla (West Islip, N.Y.) put away five kills for Mount Saint Mary with
Maribeth Powers (Yorktown, N.Y.),
Angelia Cirigliano (Newburgh, N.Y.) and
Nicole Spinelli (Wantagh, N.Y.) all recording three kills on the night.
Freshman
Kimberly Gries (Hicksville, N.Y.) handed out 19 assists on the night for Mount Saint Mary and contributed an ace and four digs.
Jennifer Gries (Hicksville, N.Y.) paced Mount Saint Mary with 10 digs and
Kristen Maddock (Medford, N.Y.) totaled six assists and nine service aces.
Staten Island was led by five kills from Vanessa Reyes and received a match-high 11 digs from Victoria Wong. Selma Kolenovic finished with three kills and four aces for the visitors.
For the match, Mount Saint Mary held a 30-13 advantage in kills and a 16-6 edge in service aces. The Knights have recorded double-figures in each of the last five outings and seven times so far in 2015.
With Tuesday's victory, Mount Saint Mary moves to 7-14 overall on the season. The Knights will be back on the road this weekend when they travel to Montclair State on Saturday. The Knights will square off with Manhattanville at 1:00 p.m. before tussling with the host Red Hawks at 3:00 p.m.
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