Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Volleyball team finishes off a quick three match home stand Saturday when it welcomes Maritime and Ramapo to the Kaplan Center. The Knights will take on league rival Maritime at 11:00 a.m. and Ramapo at 3:00 p.m. with the Privateers and Roadrunners squaring off at 1:00 p.m.
At A Glance: Mount Saint Mary enters Saturday's tri-match with a 6-8 overall record, a 1-1 mark against conference foes and a perfect 2-0 mark at the Kaplan Center. The Knights are coming off a 3-1 win over SUNY Delhi on Tuesday in a match that freshman
Grace Riddle (Wantagh, N.Y.) produced a career-high 24 kills.
Following her career night against the Broncos, Riddle leads the Mount on the season in both kills and service aces. Riddle has put away 148 winners do date in 2019, while hitting .200, and leads the way in service aces with 34. Through 14 matches, Riddle is averaging just under three kills per set and ranks second on the team in digs with 128 and total blocks with 16.
Senior
Morgan Burke (Ringwood, N.J.) leads the way in blocks for the Knight with 35 and is second on the squad in kills with 86 with Danille Kralik (Bedford Hills, N.Y.) putting together a strong season with 80 winners, 87 digs and six total blocks.
Freshman
Fran Cammarata (Carmel, N.Y.) posted a career-high 43 assists in Tuesday's win and leads the team in assists with 205.
Alyssa Barbara (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) is tops on the team in digs with 203 and putting together a solid all-around season with 26 assists and 19 service aces.
Last Time Out: Led by Riddle's 24 winners, the Mount posted a 25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-11 home win over Delhi on Tuesday. Riddle hit a blistering .500 in the match, closing a double-double with 11 digs to go along with an ace and two blocks.
Kralik rounded out the win with 11 kills, with Burke totaling seven winners and three blocks. Cammarata handed out a career best 43 assists and Barbara contributed a team-high 13 digs.
Overall, Mount Saint Mary finished with the advantage in kills 49-34, service aces 10-6 and total team blocks 6-2.
League Leaderboard: Riddle has moved up to sixth in the conference in kills per set with 2.90 and ranks 11
th in the league with 0.67 service aces per frame. Burke sits second in blocks per set at 0.73, while Barbara is third in the conference in digs per frame at 4.41.
Scouting Maritime: The Privateers come to town with a 3-9 record overall and a 1-1 mark in Skyline Conference play. Maritime suffered a 3-0 loss to USMMA in its last outing on Thursday night.
Celyna Custodio leads the offensive attack for the Privateers with 90 kills and also sits atop the team leaderboard in total blocks with 14. Erika Kirchner paces Maritime with 241 assists and joins Abby Solomos with 20 aces, with Solomos leading the team with 110 digs.
Previewing The Roadrunners: Ramapo begins the day on Saturday at 5-1 overall with its lone loss coming in five sets at league rival Rowan on Tuesday.
Morgan Ridgway leads six players with at least 20 kills with 67 on the season, averaging better than three winners per set. Kate Shirkey is averaging 5.59 assists per set to lead the Roadrunners and also paces the team in service aces with 16. Karina Almeda is the team leader in digs with 132, while Samantha Main sets the team standard in total blocks with nine.
Recent History: Since 2007, the Mount and Maritime have met 15 times with the Knights coming away with the victory in each matchup. Mount Saint Mary and Ramapo have met eight times since 2011, with the Roadrunners scoring seven victories, including six straight.
What's Next: Mount Saint Mary heads back to the road to take on USMMA on Tuesday before traveling to Union to take on the Dutchwomen and St. John Fisher on October 5.