AMHERST, N.Y. - The College of Saint Rose lost its season opener 3-1 at Daemen tonight. The Golden Knights (0-1) dropped the non-conference match, part of the Daemen Volleyball Classic presented by Millennium Buffalo, by scores of 25-20, 25-21, 17-25, and 25-19.
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Senior middle hitter
Shayna Webber hit .462 en route to a team-high 12 kills. Junior outside hitter
Stevie Schweitzer added nine kills and 15 digs. Junior libero
Tina Ceriello totaled 23 digs, while senior setter
Sam Kubik dished out 35 assists.
Daemen (1-0) received 13 kills apiece from sophomore middle hitters Jenn Heritz and Tirzah Peters. Heritz hit .281 and dug 19 Saint Rose attacks. Freshman setter Isa McCaffrey distributed 40 assists, while sophomore libero Georgia Wickler registered 24 digs.
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The Golden Knights battled back from an 11-5 first-set deficit to make it 23-20. The hosts proceeded to secure the final two points to take the opener. After Daemen used an early 10-1 jaunt to take a close second frame, Saint Rose avoided the sweep on the strength of an opening 6-1 run. The Golden Knights hit .297 in the set and .203 on the night. The Wildcats went on a 10-1 run midway through to close things out in four.
Saint Rose has a pair of Tournament matches tomorrow. The Golden Knights take on Gannon at 10:30 am and Lake Erie at 3:30 pm.
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