BANGOR, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College of Maine volleyball team swept Husson University, 3-0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-16), Wednesday evening at Newman Athletic Gymnasium.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Joseph's (4-7, 1-0 GNAC) put together one of its most efficient outings of the season, hitting .253 as a team while limiting Husson (1-11, 0-0 NAC) to a .000 percentage. The Monks stormed out with a commanding 25-9 win in the first set and kept momentum rolling with a .313 hitting clip in the second. Husson hung around early in the third, but Saint Joseph's closed strong to finish off the sweep.
INDIVIDUAL STATS:
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Junior Greta Mackintosh (Plymouth, Mass.) paced the attack with eight kills, nine digs, and a .211 hitting mark
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Junior Kylie Giakoumis (Middletown, N.Y.) added five kills on .333 hitting with three blocks
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Freshman Emily Mendelson (Springboro, Ohio) was efficient in the middle, tallying four kills on .333 hitting along with three blocks and two aces
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Junior Larisa Comolli (Nashua, N.H.) chipped in four kills and two blocks
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Freshman Maddie Garrett (Euless, Texas) handed out eight assists and collected four digs
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Sophomore Riley Greenley (Newark, Del.) dished out a team-high nine assists with a service ace
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Junior Jessica Christman (Virginia Beach, Va.) registered three assists, two aces, and three digs
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Freshman Livy McDonough (West Friendship, Md.) provided three service aces and five digs in the back row
BY THE NUMBERS:
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Saint Joseph's held a 32–19 advantage in kills
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The Monks tallied 30 assists compared to Husson's 16
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SJC served 12 aces while the Eagles managed just one
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The Monks posted 10 total blocks on the night
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Saint Joseph's hit .182, .313, and .273 across the three sets for a .253 overall mark
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 30-12 all-time against the Eagles.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's hits the road for GNAC match ups against New England College and Albertus Magnus in a Tri-Match on Saturday, September 27th in Henniker, N.H.
