NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's volleyball team travels to Williams College for a non-conference match on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 17-3 overall, with a 3-1 record on the road… The Ephs are 14-1 with a 4-0 mark at home.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (17-3): New Paltz has a five-match winning streak… This will be the Hawks' first match since Sept. 27… New Paltz holds a 3-0 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) record… Junior outside hitter
Becca Borquist leads the SUNYAC with 3.50 kills per set… Senior libero
Katy Herbst ranks third in the conference in digs per set (4.91).
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills:
Becca Borquist (3.50 per set),
Morgan Roessler (2.12 per set),
Katy Braddon (1.79 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Roessler (.279),
Maddie Zwickl (.226), Borquist (.223)
Assists: Zwickl (7.59 per set),
Melannie Aquino (2.98 per set)
Service Aces:
Katy Herbst (0.48 per set),
Anna Paulik (0.42 per set),
Nyah Bonilla (0.38 per set)
Digs: Herbst (4.91 per set), Paulik (3.06 per set), Borquist (3.06 per set),
Rachel Pierson (2.29 per set)
Blocks: Roessler (0.90 per set),
Alli Coleman (0.67 per set),
Brittany Tyack (0.57 per set)
SCOUTING THE EPHS (14-1): Williams is riding a 10-match winning streak… The Ephs are undefeated at 5-0 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC)… Williams is receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll... In 2013, Williams captured its first NESCAC title since 2009 and advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals… The Ephs' lone loss this season was a 3-2 defeat at UMass-Boston on Sept. 12... Sophomore outside hitter Tori Jasuta leads the NESCAC in kills per set (3.67)… Junior middle blocker Katherine Lane is tops in the NESCAC with a .333 hitting percentage… Junior setter Ryan Farley ranks second in the conference in assists per set (9.91).
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills: Tori Jasuta (3.67 per set), Katherine Lane (2.35 per set), Raea Rasmussen (2.13 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Lane (.333), Rasmussen (.312), Ryan Farley (.299)
Assists: Farley (9.91 per set)
Service Aces: Farley (0.59 per set), Jasuta (0.54 per set), Catie Benell (0.38 per set)
Digs: Jasuta (3.56 per set), Amanda Schott (3.48 per set), Claire Miller (2.49 per set)
Blocks: Elizabeth Cromack (1.33 per set), Rasmussen (0.65 per set), Lane (0.48 per set)
LAST MEETING:
New Paltz knocked off then-No. 23 Williams, 3-2, when the two teams last met on Oct. 9, 2013.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks compete in the second SUNYAC pool play weekend, hosted by The College at Brockport, from Oct. 10-11, opening with defending conference champion Buffalo State on Friday at 5 p.m… Williams plays at Bates College on Friday, Oct. 10, at 8 p.m. for a NESCAC contest.
