Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Volleyball team closes out Skyline Conference play this week, traveling to Yeshiva before hosting Old Westbury and Maritime. Live Stats will be available for Tuesday's road match while Live Stats and Video will be available for home matches against Old Westbury, Maritime and Pratt.
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At A Glance: Mount Saint Mary begins the week at 10-11 overall and an even 4-4 in Skyline Conference play. The Knights are coming off hard fought losses to Montclair State (3-1) and Hunter (3-2) on Saturday after winning back-to-back league matches against Sarah Lawrence and St. Joseph's-Brooklyn.
Grace Riddle (Wantagh, N.Y.) leads the offensive attack with 338 kills, averaging 4.33 winners per set. On Thursday in a 3-0 sweep of St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, Riddle put away 24 kills, setting the program's three-set single match record.
Riddle is in the midst of a strong all-around season and enters the week second on the team in service aces (47), digs (262) and total blocks (19).
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Jackie Wolf (Kings Park, N.Y.) leads the Knights with 72 service aces heading into Tuesday's match and ranks second behind Riddle with 183 kills. Wolf is one of four players to lift at least 200 digs to date, ranking third on the team with 222.
Fran Cammarata (Carmel, N.Y.) has handed out a team-high 591 assists, good for better than seven per set, and has lifted 193 digs.
Alyssa Barbara (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) begins the week as the team leader in digs with 348, averaging 4.58 digs per stanza.
Conference Leaders: Entering the week, Riddle leads the conference in kills (338) and kills per set (4.33) with Cammarata ranking second in the league in assists per frame (7.48). Barbara begins the week second on the league leaderboard in digs per set (4.58) for the Knights.
A Look At Yeshiva: The Maccabees enter Tuesday's match at 0-7 overall and 0-6 in Skyline Conference play. The Macs have not won a set to date and are coming off sweeps at the hands of Baruch and St. Joseph's-L.I. on Sunday.
Shira Sredni paces the Maccabees with 15 kills and eight service aces, while Aleesa Elbaum leads the way with 33 digs. Keren Raskin begins the week as the team leader in assists with 27 on the year.
Previewing The Panthers: Old Westbury comes to town on Wednesday with a 3-8 overall record and a 2-6 mark in Skyline Conference play. The Panthers have dropped their last three outings, falling in conference decisions to USMMA, Maritime and Farmingdale State.
Daesha Garrison leads the team with 88 kills to date with Ally Parker handing out a team-high 178 assists. Cameron McGinn anchors the backline with 105 digs, nearly three per set, while Geanelle Sam and Melinda Harris are tied for the team lead with nine total blocks apiece.
Scouting Maritime: The Privateers enter a Thursday league match with Purchase at 4-12 overall and 2-6 in Skyline Conference play. Maritime has dropped its last three contests, including a sweep at the hands of USMMA on Monday.
Celyna Custodio begins the week with a team best 116 kills and a team-high 14 total blocks. Brooke Kirchner holds the team lead in service aces with 31 and assists with 164, while Victoria Cordero sits atop the team leaderboard in digs with 119.
Previewing Pratt: The Cannoneers come to town Saturday as part of a tri-match with Maritime and enter a Thursday match with Baruch at 13-4 overall. Pratt has won 11 of its last 12 matches, including sweeps of Five Towns and Purchase on Saturday.
Josie Johnson and Olivia Julich are tied for the team lead to start the week with 119 kills with Johnson leading the way in service aces with 53 and Julich pacing the team with 51 total blocks. Deanna Colondona has lifted a team best 203 digs to date, while Avery Toomes leads a two-setter attack with 236 assists.
Recent History: Mount Saint Mary is a perfect 9-0 against Yeshiva since the start of the 2010 season and is an unblemished 16-0 against both Old Westbury and Maritime dating back to 2007. The Knights and Cannoneers have split their only two matches since the start of the 2016 season.
What's Next: The Knights will round out the regular season with three non-conference matches next week, traveling to NJCU on Thursday before heading to Rowan to take on the Profs and Brooklyn College on October 30.