NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Saint Joseph's College (7-17, 4-4 GNAC) suffered a pair of 3-1 losses at Albertus Magnus College on Saturday afternoon. The Monks opened with a setback at the hands of Rutgers-Newark (17-8) and fell to the host-Falcons (8-16, 1-6 GNAC) in the nightcap.
Rutgers-Newark def. Saint Joseph's 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 25-13)
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Senior Kelsey Bickford (Somersworth, N.H.) posted 14 kills with just two errors in 39 attempts for a .308 attack rate with three service aces
- Sophomore Olivia Kent (Ellington, Conn.) added eight kills with a .320 attack percentage
- Freshman Hanna Holden (Stoughton, Mass.) dealt 27 assists with four kills and eight digs
- Junior Madison Provencher (Rochester, N.H.) recorded 12 digs
LEADERS – RUTGERS-NEWARK:
- Comfort Akinbo posted 24 kills in 51 attempts
- Sharon Starling tallied 19 kills on 41 bids
- Karly Gregoire notched 52 assists with seven digs
- Analis Capobianco chipped in with 17 digs
Albertus Magnus def. Saint Joseph's 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 37-35)
For the Monks, the total of 35 points scored in the fourth set is the most in a frame since St. Joe's fell by a 38-36 score in the second set versus Norwich University on September 13th, 2008.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Sophomore Nicole Baron (Dover, N.H.) posted an impressive double-double with 16 kills and 20 digs
- Kent registered 15 kills
- Bickford added 11 kills and 14 digs
- Holden dealt a career-high 46 assists with three kills and 11 digs
- Provencher contributed with a career-high 32 digs
LEADERS – ALBERTUS MAGNUS:
- Maria Vazquez tallied 19 kills and 18 digs
- Diana Kalman recorded 15 kills and 14 digs
- Jaiden Williams added 51 assists and 29 digs
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will play at Eastern Connecticut State University today at 1:00 PM.
