Newburgh, N.Y. – Freshman Grace Riddle (Wantagh, N.Y.) and senior Morgan Burke (Ringwood, N.J.) combined for 30 kills, but it was not enough as the Mount Saint Mary College Women's Volleyball team suffered a heartbreaking 25-18, 23-25, 25-15, 19-25, 9-15 Skyline Conference loss to visiting Farmingdale State on Monday night.
 
The Mount got off to a quick start against the Rams, using a six point run in the first set to open a 10-5 lead following a Burke winner and a service ace from Alyssa Barbara (Islip Terrace, N.Y.). The Knights then put together a four-point spurt to surge in front 19-8 before getting back-to-back aces from Renee Hydo (Bethpage, N.Y.) to close out the set and open a 1-0 lead.
 
After Farmingdale State responded with a second set victory to even the match, the Mount started the third frame with an 8-1 run keyed by two kills from Riddle and a pair of service aces from Emily Mazzurco (Middletown, N.Y.). The Rams never recovered and the Mount opened a 2-1 lead following a pair of Farmingdale State miscues to close out the set.
 
The Rams evened the match for a second time in the fourth, forcing the Mount to hit -.103. Farmingdale State broke open a back-and-forth set with a 10-2 run to grab a 24-18 lead following a Mikayla Dalton kill. Following a winner from Danielle Kralik (Bedford Hills, N.Y.), the visitors put the set away with a Rachel McCartin kill.
 
In the fifth, it was the Rams' turn to open an 8-1 advantage and they did so with the help of four Mount Saint Mary miscues. The Knights would manage consecutive points just three times in the set and closed out the win on a service ace from McCartin.
 
Riddle finished off the night with a match-high 17 kills and posted her fifth double-double of the season with 13 digs. She rounded out the night with a pair of blocks and a service ace for the Knights.
 
Burke reached double-figures in kills for the first time nine outings, posting 13 winners and hitting an efficient .357 in the process. She added an ace and a trio of blocks for the Mount. Hydo and Kralik each added three winners each for the Mount, with Hydo lifting 11 digs.
 
For the second straight match, Barbara lifted 21 digs for the Knights and reached at least 20 digs in a contest for the fifth time in 2019. She closed out a strong night with six service aces. Mazzurco closed the night with 35 assists and chipped in with four service aces.
 
Farmingdale State was led by nine kills from Kelsey Voiklis who finished the evening with a match-high six total blocks and six digs. Kate Flamio and McCartin each recorded six winners for the Rams with Lexi Cavalieri handing out 21 assists. Madisyn Pozo finished the night with a team-high 17 digs.
 
Mount Saint Mary finished the night with a 40-35 advantage in kills over the Rams, but committed 12 more attack errors than the visitors. The Knights controlled the service game with a 17-9 edge in aces, while Farmingdale State held a 7-5 advantage in total team blocks.
 
Monday's loss is the fifth straight for the Mount and drops it to 7-13 overall on the season and to 2-3 in Skyline Conference play. Next up for the Knights is a non-conference contest at Rutgers-Newark on Saturday. First serve in Newark, N.J. is set for 3:00 p.m.