2015 SAINT ROSE VOLLEYBALLTuesday, October 6 | 7:00 pmDaniel P. Nolan Gymnasium | Albany, N.Y.
American International (7-7, 1-2 NE-10) at Saint Rose (4-7, 1-2 NE-10)
Last meeting (10/5/14): Meeting just over a year ago, Saint Rose claimed a 3-1 win over the Yellow Jackets in Springfield, Mass. Both teams split sets before heading into the break, followed by two wins in games three and four for the Golden Knights. Junior outside hitter
Maryellen Devic picked up a double-double with 15 kills and 10 digs, while also slapping two service aces. Ariana Wilson '15 followed behind with 11 kills, while Katy Daniels '15 dug up 34 AIC attacks. Junior
Erica Ziskin and Tori Daniels '15 registered 23 and 20 assists, respectively. For the Yellow Jackets, Phoebe Lettington '15 and senior Bailey Swan knocked down 12 kills apiece. Swan also led on the defensive end with 19 digs, while Vanessa Ruiz '15 dished out 35 assists and put up two blocks.
Scouting Saint Rose (4-7, 1-2 NE-10): The Golden Knights have dropped four of their last five contests, including a 3-2 heartbreaker to visiting Adelphi on Saturday. Devic paces the offense with 2.91 kills per-set, followed by junior
Rachel Salasky with 1.94. Junior libero
Samantha Atchinson holds a 3.48 digs average, while Devic holds steady at 2.85. From the middle, freshman
Shayna Webber and sophomore
Maddy Halverson register 0.67 and .66 blocks per-set, respectively, and Ziskin and
Sam Kubik dish out 3.85 and 4.09 assists per-set, respectively.
Scouting American International (7-7, 1-2 NE-10): The Yellow Jackets secured a 3-2 victory over Northeast-10 Conference foe Saint Anselm on Saturday after dropping four-straight matches. Junior Natalija Dordevic's 4.23 kills per-set sits as a team and conference-high average. Swan sits behind with 2.90. Sitting fifth in the NE-10 in assists per-set, sophomore Amanda Encinas boasts a 9.41 average, while Mercy Rivera holds a 4.92 digs average, and junior Lauren Pires and Dordevic put up 1.12 and 1.00 blocks per-set.
Up next: Saint Rose hits the road to NE-10 foe Assumption on Saturday for a 1:00 pm meeting, and will also face non-leaguer Mercy on the same day at 3:00 pm. The Golden Knights return home Tuesday, October 20 to host New Haven at 7:00 pm in Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium.
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