Volleyball

Monks Fall to Nor'easters in Hard Fought Match, 3-2

Monks Fall to Nor'easters in Hard Fought Match, 3-2

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
K: 2 Players (#30, #6) - 9
B: Sarah Quinn - 7
D: Sierra Burns - 28
SA: Sierra Burns - 3
U. of New England
K: Lauren Davenport - 24
B: Stephanie Erickson - 5
D: Morgan Lynch - 27
SA: Paige Weatherbee - 4

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
U. of New England

Hitting %

0.086
0.12

Blocks

8
8

Digs

94
93

Aces

10
14
full stats
Posted: Sep 23, 2021

BIDDEFORD, Maine – University of New England (4-7) staved off numerous comeback efforts to defeat Saint Joseph's College (3-7), 3-2 (25-19, 25-27, 25-19, 20-25, 16-14) in a hotly-contested non-conference women's volleyball match on Thursday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

In a match that featured 13 lead changes and 29 tie scores, the decision came down to a seesaw fifth set that saw the in-state rivals fight through 13 ties. Neither team earned more than a one-point edge in the deciding set until the Nor'easters grabbed a 14-12 lead on an SJC error and a Stephanie Erickson service ace.

The Monks fought back with two points as a Maggie Sylvester (Barrington, N.H.) ace knotted the set at 14-14, but the hosts emerged victorious with a Mia Martel kill and an SJC ball handling error.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Sylvester registered nine kills, two aces and 12 digs
  • Junior Catherine Balzano (Portland, Maine) added nine kills with a .381 attack percentage and four digs
  • Freshman Allison McMullen (Jacksonville, Fla.) produced eight kills, eight digs, and three block assists
  • Freshman Sierra Burns (Peyton, Colo.) notched 28 digs with three aces and four assists
  • Junior Amanda Darby (Shrewsbury, Mass.) chipped in with 15 assists and five digs
  • Junior Hanna Holden (Stoughton, Mass.) produced 14 assists and 13 digs
  • Senior Sarah Quinn (Dover, N.H.) contributed five kills and seven total blocks (two solo)

LEADERS – UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND:

  • Lauren Davenport boasted 24 kills on 70 attempts with 11 digs
  • Viktoria Pavlyuk tallied 13 kills, three aces, and four digs
  • Addie Miller posted 44 assists, two aces, seven digs, and three block assists
  • Morgan Lynch notched 27 digs and two aces
  • Paige Weatherbee chipped in with 22 digs, four aces, and two assists

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host Bates College (11:00 AM) and Albertus Magnus College (3:00 PM) on Saturday. Bates and Albertus will face off in the middle match at 1:00 PM.

 

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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.

 

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