Box Score
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After a 25-20 first set, it appeared as though visiting Hunter College (6-7, 5-0 CUNYAC) was going to challenge the State University of New York at New Paltz women's volleyball team's (15-4, 4-0 SUNYAC) nine-match overall win streak and 30-match home win streak on Wednesday evening in the Hawk Center. The hosts, however, pulled out the final two sets without much issue, giving New Paltz significant momentum heading into this weekend's matches.
The host Hawks prevailed, 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-13), in this non-conference match-up.
The blue and orange allowed Hunter to hang around toward the end of the first stanza, as the visiting Hawks battled throughout the entirety of the set. New Paltz, however, would regroup, claiming the second set, 25-10, and the third game, 25-13.
On the match, head coach
Matt Giufre gave 15 different players a chance to see action. Every Hawk that took the court made statistical contributions.
Sophomore right side
Michelle Jacobson (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) made the most of her 17 swings, notching nine kills and compiling a .471 hitting percentage. Both setters enjoyed all-around outstanding performances, as freshman setters
Marissa King (Canandaigua, N.Y.) and
Brigid Moore (Victor, N.Y.) not only led the team with 20 and 11 assists, respectively, but both also combined for four kills in four total attempts for a 1.000 hitting percentage.
On the defensive end, sophomore outside hitter
Kelly Lavender (Apalachin, N.Y.) and freshman libero
Carrie Hack (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) each had 10 digs, while Moore boasted a match-high two service aces.
For Hunter, Mallory Grubler had eight kills, while Katina Boutis and Karolina Krauze led the visitors in assists (13) and digs (10), respectively
New Paltz travels to Hoboken, N.J., this weekend for the Ducks Invitational. The Hawks take on Baruch College at 4 p.m. before squaring off with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1. On Saturday, Oct. 2, the blue and orange faces the Stevens Institute of Technology at 9 a.m. and closes out the event with a noon clash with Polytechnic University.
