Monks Knock Off Lynx, 3-1

Monks Knock Off Lynx, 3-1

STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's College (8-4) defeated Lesley University (2-6), 3-1 (25-21, 25-11, 17-25, 25-14) in women's volleyball action on Tuesday evening at the Harold Alfond Center. Sarah Hawkes '13 (Pownal, ME) notched 13 kills, 9 digs, 4 solo blocks and a season-best .478 hitting percentage and the Monks recorded 60 digs, a season high for a four-set match.

Amanda McCracken '13 (Eldersburg, MD) led the Lynx with 7 kills and 12 digs and teammate Kaitlyn Miller '13 (Leesport, PA) chipped in with 18 assists and 6 digs.

For the Monks, Jordan Pelczar '12 (Meredith, NH) collected 12 digs, 9 kills and 4 aces and Caitlin Cleary '13 (Scarborough, ME) posted 11 digs and 6 kills. Kiah Begley '13 (Berwick, ME/St. Thomas Aquinas) dealt 31 assists and Samantha Varrell '12 (Portsmouth, NH) added nine digs in the victory.

St. Joe's will host University of New England on Thursday at 6:00 PM while Lesley is set to play Community College of Rhode Island on the road on Thursday at 7:30 PM.