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ALBANY, N.Y. – Visiting Stonehill came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat The College of Saint Rose women's volleyball team, 3-2, in Friday night Northeast-10 Conference action. The Golden Knights (12-14/3-8 NE10) fell by scores of 25-21, 25-21,  23-25, 22-25, 14-16.
 
Sophomore outside hitter Stevie Schweitzer established a career-high with 20 kills for Saint Rose. Junior middle hitter Shayna Webber added 14 kills on .286 hitting and six blocks.
 
Junior setter Sam Kubik recorded her 10^th "double-double" of the season. The Saint Rose co-captain dished out 54 assists, a career-best, and dug 18 Skyhawk attacks.
 
In the back, sophomore libero Tina Ceriello, the reigning NE10 Libero of the Week, topped the Golden Knights with 21 digs. Senior middle hitter Maddy Halverson elevated 13 Stonehill attacks, while sophomore defensive specialist Madison Gerace totaled 10 digs.
 
Stonehill (10-12/7-4 NE10) received 15 kills each from senior middle blocker Katherine DeLanty and senior outside hitter Ashley Hitchcock. Both Skyhawks recorded "double-doubles" in the win. Hitchcock registered 16 digs, while DeLanty  accumulated 10.
 
Freshman setter Jessica Givens, the Oct. 31 NE10 Setter and Rookie of the Week, distributed 51 assists.
 
Senior libero Claire Manuszak topped all players with 25 digs.
 
The night being a match of runs was established in the opening set. The Golden Knights broke open a 13-13 tie with a 7-0 stretch before the visitors battled back to make it a 22-21 contest. Kills by freshman middle blocker Victoria Fogg and Webber, combined with a Stonehill attack error, gave the home team the set victory. Saint Rose hit .355 as a team in the frame.
 
The Golden Knights never trailed in the second set, which mirrored the first in many respects. Saint Rose opened up a 20-13 lead before Stonehill responded with a 6-1 run to make it 21-19. A Schweitzer kill, Kubik service ace and Skyhawk attacking and serving miscues helped gave the home team the 2-0 lead.
 
The third set was the same story but with a different ending. The home team went on a 6-0 run to take an 18-12 lead. Following a timeout, the Skyhawks battled back to make it 21-19 in favor of Saint Rose.  A bad set by Givens and kill by Schweitzer followed to extend the Golden Knights' lead to 23-19. That when the tide turned. The Skyhawks took advantage of four Saint Rose attack errors to steal the 25-23 set victory.
 
After Stonehill tied the score in another defense-oriented fourth set, the Skyhawks fought back from fifth set deficits of 9-6, 12-10, 13-11 and 14-13 to complete the comeback.
 
On the whole, both teams played strong defensively. For the match, the Golden Knights held the visitors to a .130 hitting percentage and blocked 13 attacks.
 
After Saint Rose took the 2-0 lead, Stonehill was able to bottle up Saint Rose. In the final three sets, the Skyhawks totaled 10 blocks en route to Saint Rose hitting just .070. The Golden Knights hit .153 on the night.
 
NE10 play continues tomorrow. Before hosting Bentley at 1pm, the Golden Knights will honor Halverson and senior outside hitter Cara Kullman on "Senior Day". Stonehill plays at Le Moyne. Sign up for our E-Newsletter for the latest news by clicking here, and for information on the Golden Knights Club, click here. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.