Monks Rally Past Chargers, 3-1

Monks Rally Past Chargers, 3-1

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (11-15, 5-4 GNAC) rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Colby-Sawyer College (8-14, 4-5 GNAC), 3-1 (16-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23), in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's volleyball match at Mike McDevitt Court on Wednesday night.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in kills (52-41), attack percentage (.175-.122) and assists (46-40) while Colby-Sawyer held the edge in service aces (7-5) and total blocks (8-2) in the four-set match. Both teams posted 69 kills on the evening.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Senior Isabel Philbrick (Milford, N.H.) belted 12 kills with one error in 24 attempts for a stellar .458 attack percentage
  • Sophomore Maggie Sylvester (Barrington, N.H.) delivered 11 kills and seven digs
  • Senior Hanna Holden (Stoughton, Mass.) posted eight kills, 25 assists, two aces, and 11 digs
  • Freshman Victoria Briones (El Paso, Texas) added seven kills and 13 digs
  • Sophomore Hanna Webster (Alvin, Texas) contributed eight kills and nine digs
  • Senior Amanda Darby (Shrewsbury, Mass.) chipped in with 13 assists and 10 digs

LEADERS – COLBY-SAWYER:

  • Katie Mollberg delivered 11 kills with a .476 attack percentage and eight digs
  • Ameesah Cotton boasted 10 ills in 15 bids with a .600 attack rate and five solo blocks
  • Brooke Patnode dealt 36 assists with 13 digs
  • Audra Fontes notched 19 digs

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win Saint Joseph's improves to 4-4 all-time versus Colby-Sawyer College and has now defeated the Chargers in three-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2019 season.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host Rivier University (11:00 AM) and University of Saint Joseph (3:00 PM) in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tri-match on Saturday.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.