NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After defeating the Stevens Institute of Technology in comeback fashion, 3-2, on Wednesday night, the State University of New York at New Paltz women's volleyball team will be competing in the Days Inn Blue Jay Classic, hosted by Elizabethtown College, from Friday-Saturday, Sept. 19-20.
RECORDS: With Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Ducks, New Paltz improved to 11-2 and has won 10 straight matches... Host Elizabethtown is 7-5, winning five of its past six... Johns Hopkins University is 4-8, while Swarthmore College is 5-2 overall and has won three straight... York (Pa.) College is 4-6 overall.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (11-2): New Paltz is riding a 10-match winning streak after coming from two sets down to beat Stevens on Wednesday night, 3-2... Sophomore middle hitter
Morgan Roessler was named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Volleyball Player of the Week for the period ending Sept. 14, making it the third straight week a New Paltz student-athlete has earned the honor... Roessler is ranked second in the SUNYAC in hitting percentage... Junior outside hitter
Becca Borquist is tops in the conference with 3.56 kills per set... Senior libero
Katy Herbst is third in the SUNYAC with 4.43 digs per set.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills:
Becca Borquist (3.56 per set),
Morgan Roessler (2.48 per set),
Katy Braddon (1.83 per set),
Alex Bizub (1.57 per set)
Assists:
Maddie Zwickl (6.73 per set),
Melannie Aquino (3.10 per set)
Service Aces:
Katy Herbst (0.61 per set),
Nyah Bonilla (0.56 per set),
Anna Paulik (0.50 per set)
Digs: Herbst (4.43 per set), Paulik (2.83 per set), Borquist (2.56 per set),
Rachel Pierson (1.56 per set)
Blocks:
Brittany Tyack (0.89 per set), Roessler (0.86 per set),
Alli Coleman (0.77 per set)
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS (4-6): York went 2-2 last weekend at Lycoming College's Warrior Tip-Off Classic, beating Elmira College and Pitt-Bradford before losing to Houghton University and Susquehanna... Junior Charlotte Sabatano was named to the All-Tournament Team... York started the year 2-0 by beating Centenary (N.J.) College and Emmanuel College, 3-0, but lost its next four matches... The Spartans were predicted to finish seventh in the 2014 Capital Athletic Conference Preseason Poll.STATISTICAL LEADERS:Kills: Katie Huston (2.47 per set), Charlotte Sabatano (2.29 per set), Kayla Gibbs (1.54 per set), Jackie Schwarm (1.50 per set)Assists: Kristin Martinak (6.53 per set), Sarah Wukitch (3.72 per set)Service Aces: Kelly Cavey (0.53 per set), Karli Hawxhurst (0.42 per set), Emma Geisser (0.36 per set)Digs: Katherine Graziano (4.18 per set), Lindsay Jackson (2.67 per set), Schwarm (2.64 per set), Sabatano (2.62 per set)Blocks: Alison Dorsey (0.40 per set), Geisser (0.30 per set), Phoebe Schmehl (0.30 per set), Cavey (0.29 per set)
SCOUTING THE JOHNS HOPKINS BLUE JAYS (4-8): The Blue Jays earned a 3-1 win against Susquehanna University on Wednesday, snapping a three-match losing skid... Johns Hopkins earned its three other victories this year against Bridgewater (Va.) College, Goucher College and William Peace University... The Blue Jays were picked to finish first in the 2014 Centennial Conference Preseason Poll, looking to capture their fourth-straight conference title.STATISTICAL LEADERS:Kills: Liz Wuerstle (2.45 per set), Ali Cox (2.22 per set), Ally Hirsch (1.98 per set), Mereze Visagie (1.80 per set)Assists: Kristi Rhead (3.85 per set), Carolyn Zin (3.80 per set)Service Aces: Erica Johnston (0.43 per set), Anne Cohen (0.40 per set), Wuerstle (0.40 per set)Digs: Cohen (3.78 per set), Zin (2.97 per set), Cox (1.92 per set), Stephanie Yokoyama (1.82 per set)Blocks: Wuerstle (0.43 per set), Visagie (0.43 per set), Rhead (0.40 per set)
SCOUTING THE ELIZABETHTOWN BLUE JAYS (7-5): The Blue Jays have won five of their past six matches... Elizabethtown defeated Neumann University, 3-2, on Tuesday... The Blue Jays have won matches versus Penn State Berks, Lancaster Bible College, Baruch College, Rutgers University-Camden and Gettysburg College... The Blue Jays were predicted to finish fourth in the Landmark Conference Preseason Poll.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills: Kelci Scannapieco (3.40 per set), Allie Traynor (2.51 per set), Megan McNaul (1.68 per set), Brittianni Phillips (1.29 per set)
Assists: Steph High (8.25 per set)
Service Aces: Taylor Beck (0.34 per set), Brynne Kirsch (0.31 per set), Jen Cook (0.30 per set), Shannon Deck (0.30 per set)
Digs: Deck (4.78 per set), Beck (2.66 per set), McNaul (2.63 per set), High (2.52 per set), Cook (2.38 per set)
Blocks: Scannapieco (0.75 per set), Victoria Leidy (0.67 per set), Phillips (0.56 per set), Karley Ice (0.43 per set)
SCOUTING THE GARNET (5-2): Swarthmore won its first two matches of the year at the Salisbury Opener, defeating Mount Aloysius College and Clark University before falling to Salisbury University and Stevens... Swarthmore went 2-0 at the Garnet Classic, posting wins versus Wilkes University and Cabrini College... On Tuesday, Swarthmore defeated Widener University, 3-0, in the 320 Challenge, a rivalry series between the two Delaware County (Pa.) schools... The Garnet were picked to finish seventh in the 2014 Centennial Conference Preseason Poll.STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills: Sarah Wallace (4.08 per set), Chastity Hopkins (2.20 per set), Olivia Leventhal (1.84 per set), Bridget Scott (1.48 per set)
Assists: Sam DuBois (5.88 per set), Malia Scott (3.32 per set)
Service Aces: M. Scott (0.44 per set), Leventhal (0.36 per set), DuBois (0.28 per set), Wallace (0.28 per set)
Digs: Madison Heppe (3.64 per set), Wallace (3.04 per set), M. Scott (2.68 per set), DuBois (2.68 per set)
Blocks: Hopkins (0.88 per set), B. Scott (0.52 per set), Alice Liu (0.36 per set)
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks begin SUNYAC Pool Play at SUNY Oneonta from Friday-Saturday, Sept. 26-27... Elizabethtown hosts Landmark Conference foe Moravian College on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m... Johns Hopkins plays at Centennial Conference opponent Washington College on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m... Lebanon Valley hosts the Dutchmen Quad from Friday-Saturday, Sept. 26-27... Swarthmore hosts Franklin & Marshall in Centennial Conference action on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m... York hosts Gettysburg on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.
