KINGS POINT, N.Y. (Oct. 17, 2024) – Kings Point volleyball used a balanced offensive approach to take down the St. Joseph's-Brooklyn Bears in three sets on Thursday night at home and improve to 11-6 (4-2 Skyline), while SJBK fell to 10-6 (4-2 Skyline) in defeat.
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Senior
Elizabeth Kay (Charleston, W. Va.), freshman
Maddie Mayer (Centennial, Colo.) and sophomore
Erin Stillinger (Keller Texas) led the Mariners with 5 kills each, with Mayer adding five crucial service aces and six total blocks (two solo and four assisted) as well to pace the Mariners in both of those categories.
Freshman
Kylie Creech (Osceola, Ind.) recorded 11 assists, with her fellow setter sophomore
Alexa Tipps (Palmdale, Calif.) dishing out eight more. Junior libero
Stephanie Schatzman (Virginia Beach, Va.) was excellent defensively with 21 digs to lead all players.
Merchant Marine raced out to a 9-3 lead early in the opening set, taking advantage of a strong service game.
Alexa Tipps and
Maddie Mayer each notched a couple aces in that stretch. The Bears cut the gap to four points shortly after, but
Erin Stillinger picked up a couple kills in a 5-2 Mariner run to establish a 16-9 lead. St. Joe's could not get any closer than that, as USMMA finished out the set on a 10-4 tear to win the opener 25-13.
The second set opened in a much more competitive fashion, with KP and SJ-BK battling to a 7-7 draw early on. The clubs knotted up again at 12 points apiece, before Merchant Marine found a groove. They ripped off a 9-2 run featuring two more aces from Tipps, and a couple kills from Kay to establish a 20-14 lead, ultimately winning the set 25-16.
After splitting the first four points,
Virginia Robert (Lynchburg, Va.) helped key an 8-1 run for the Mariners from the service line. The Bears routinely struggled to return her serves, although she did not officially record an ace as KP jumped in front 10-3. St. Joe's got as close as three points when they trailed 13-10, but USMMA kept them at arms' length the rest of the way to secure a straight-set victory, winning the third 25-18.
Next up for USMMA, they hit the road to take on Sarah Lawrence College, on Tuesday, October 22nd in Bronxville, N.Y.
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