STANDISH, Maine – #17 Colby College (6-0) defeated Saint Joseph's College (2-4), 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-17) in a non-conference women's volleyball match on Mike McDevitt Court at the Harold Alfond Center on Tuesday night.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The teams traded points early in the opening set, playing to a 6-6 tie before the Mules – ranked 17th in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/TARAFLEX weekly poll – strung together six unanswered points for a 12-6 lead. After a timeout, the Monks ended the run with back-to-back points, but Colby answered with another 6-0 spurt to establish an 18-8 cushion and cruised to a 25-12 victory.
Saint Joseph's showed resilience in the second set, taking an 8-7 lead behind three kills from senior Victoria Briones (El Paso, Texas). Colby responded with a 9-2 run, keyed by four kills from junior Brady Moseley (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), to pull ahead 16-10. The Mules posted a .364 hitting percentage (12 kills, four errors, 22 attempts) in the frame to claim a 2-0 advantage.
The Monks continued to battle in the third set and trailed by just one (17-16) before Colby closed with an 8-1 surge to clinch the straight-set victory and remain undefeated.
TEAM STATS:
Colby held the edge in kills (34-23), service aces (9-3), blocks (4-3), assists (32-23), and digs (22-20).
LEADERS – MONKS:
LEADERS – MULES:
- Moseley: match-high 11 kills, .588 hitting percentage
- Freshman Sydney DeProfio (Mokena, Ill.): nine assists, one of nine Mules with at least one helper
- Junior Olivia Drayden (Houston, Texas): three kills, one ace, one solo block
- Sophomore Reese Loyd (Pearland, Texas): two aces, seven digs
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the loss, Saint Joseph's falls to 12-35 all-time against Colby.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's hosts a non-conference tri-match on Saturday, facing Bates College at 11:00 AM and Wellesley College at 3:00 PM. Bates and Wellesley square off at 1:00 PM.
