RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College women's volleyball team came out victorious in a big win over Mount Saint Vincent.
The Basics
Score: Mount Saint Mary College 3, UMSV 0
Records: Mount Saint Mary College (7-12, 3-2 Skyline) | UMSV (7-12, 1-4)
Rapid Recap
Mount Saint Mary looked to get above .500 in conference play as the traveled down to Mount Saint Vincent. After the Dolphins scored the first 2 points, the Knights would score 7 unanswered to take the early lead.
Vanessa Seymour showed off her service skills with 2 aces on their run and 5 total this match. The Knights extended their lead further, after 4 straight kills from
Julianna Simone,
Nicolette Pirro, and
Jonaiya Williams to make it 12-4. UMSV hung around, but the Mount never let them get within striking distance, winning the first set 25-20.
The second set opened up with a 7-4 lead for Mount Saint Vincent until the Knights came to crash their party. After tying it up 8-8,
Vanessa Seymour would ace 3 straight service attempts to put Mount Saint Mary up. From here, the Knights would take over on offense, finishing the set on an 11-2 run to win 25-14.
With Mount Saint Mary just one set away from the sweep, the Dolphins knew they needed to wake up. Mount Saint Vincent started off the set with a 7-4 lead once again, but the Knights would take the lead from them after scoring 5 unanswered, including 2 aces from
Ava Robles to make it 11-10. Both teams traded runs, as the Dolphins would have just a 21-20 lead late in the set.
Brooke Lavelle and
Julianna Simone stepped up big for the Knights in the close-out set, as
Ava DiScala put the finishing touches on the game with her 4th block of the match to win the set 25-22 and the match 3-0.
Notes and Numbers
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