New Paltz, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Volleyball team rounded out play at the New Paltz Hawks Invitational with an 11-25, 16-25, 16-25 loss to the host Hawks before rebounding for a 25-16, 28-26, 25-20 sweep of Russell Sage.
Grace Riddle (Wantagh, N.Y.) closed the day with 24 kills over the two matches for the Knights.
Saturday's sweep moves Mount Saint Mary to 2-4 overall on the season.
New Paltz 3 – Mount Saint Mary 0
How It Happened
- The Hawks got off to a quick start, putting away 18 kills and hitting a blistering .586 in the opening set.
- New Paltz continued its efficient offensive attack with 13 more kills in the middle stanza, hitting an efficient .346 to move in front 2-0.
- New Paltz was limited to just eight kills in the final frame, but took advantage of nine Mount Saint Mary miscues to secure the sweep.
For The Knights
- Riddle recorded 11 of the team's 22 kills in the match and added eight digs and a pair of service aces.
- Fran Cammarata (Carmel, N.Y.) handed out 21 assists, lifted eight digs and recorded two aces.
- Erin Lema (Centereach, N.Y.) closed the contest with three kills and seven digs.
For The Hawks
- Victoria Konicki led the team with eight kills and added four digs.
- Dana Collins handed out 16 assists and totaled five digs.
- Cate DiGiacomo recorded 14 assists and four digs.
- Kayleigh Emanuelson and Mackenzie Williams led the team with three aces apiece.
Match Statistics
- New Paltz finished with a 39-22 advantage in kills and hit .349 as a team.
- New Paltz held the advantage in service aces, 13-5.
- Total blocks went to the Hawks 5-0.
Mount Saint Mary 3 – Russell Sage 0
How It Happened
- The Knights rebounded with 35 kills against the Gators in their first sweep of the season.
- The Knights used a 7-0 run to break open a 21-13 advantage in the opening frame.
- Mount Saint Mary closed out the opening set with four of the final six points, including a kill from Cammarata and an ace from Krista Gross (North Babylon, N.Y.), to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
- The Mount trailed 24-20 late in the second stanza, but used a 5-0 run, highlighted by two kills from Lema and two aces from Riddle, to surge in front 25-24.
- The Gators rallied to move in front 26-25 before kills from Lema and Ava DiScala (Seaford, N.Y.) and a Gator error to grab a 2-0 lead.
- The Knights took an early 11-6 advantage in the third and moved in front 23-17 following a kill from Riddle.
- The Gators pulled to within 23-20 before another Riddle kill and an error finished off the sweep.
For The Knights
- Riddle led all players in the match with 13 kills and posted her second 20-plus dig performance with a team-high 22. Riddle added a match-high six service aces.
- Lema chipped in 10 kills, nine digs and a pair of blocks.
- DiScala contributed five kills and three aces.
- Cammarata handed out 29 assists and added a pair of kills.
- Angelyse Orellana (Newark, N.J.) lifted 10 digs.
- Gross totaled 21 digs and an ace.
For The Gators
- Celia Gagnon paced the team with 12 kills to go along with five digs.
- Statia Walker handed out 19 assists.
- Elaina Moisidis led all players in the match with 23 digs.
Match Statistics
- Mount Saint Mary finished with a 35-26 advantage in kills and hit .119 as a unit.
- The Knights dominated the service game with an 11-3 edge in aces.
- Total team blocks in the game went to the Knights by a slim 3-2 margin.
What's Next
- The Knights open the home and Skyline Conference schedule on Thursday against Yeshiva.
