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ALBANY, N.Y. - The College of Saint Rose dropped today's Northeast-10 Conference match 3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 11-25) to Stonehill.
 
The Golden Knights (10-13/3-5 NE10) corralled Stonehill, the top-ranked offense in the NE10 in multiple categories, in the early going. Saint Rose registered six of its 13 total team blocks in the opening set and held the Skyhawks (13-7/6-2 NE10) to .080 hitting across the first three stanzas. Junior middle hitters Kyla Archie, the NE10 blocking leader, and Anna Maggiolo led the Saint Rose effort at the net, blocking six Stonehill swings apiece. Senior libero Tina Ceriello, who was chosen the NE10 Libero of the Week on Tuesday, elevated 15 Skyhawk attacks.
 
Offensively, senior outside hitter Stevie Schweitzer topped the Golden Knights with eight kills, while Archie and freshman outside hitter Ele'sia Williams put down six kills each.          
 
Junior outside hitter Sophia Poveda paced Stonehill with 14 kills, and freshman outside hitter Basia Peragine tossed in ten. The setting duo of junior Jessica Givens (20) and freshman Molly Turner (18) dished out 38 assists, while senior libero Rachel Dunlavy registered 16 digs.
 
After a 5-0 Stonehill run helped decide the opener, Saint Rose hit .300 to tie the contest. The third set swung in the visitors favor when the Skyhawks used a 6-1 stretch to go up 19-12.  Saint Rose quickly responded with a 5-2 jaunt to gain ground but was unable to get closer than four points. Stonehill started the fourth set on a 12-4 run to seal it.
 
Looking ahead, both teams are in action Friday night at 7:00 pm. Saint Rose is on the road at Franklin Pierce, while Stonehill welcomes in Pace University. Both contests can be watched on the NE10NOW Network. Notes: Saint Rose, picked ninth in the NE10 preseason coaches' poll, is coming off its first postseason appearance since 2015…Ceriello began the day with NE10 bests of 431 digs and 5.46 digs per set…The Saint Rose co-captain ranks third in program records with 1698 career digs…Archie entered today's action tops in the conference with 1.16 blocks per set…Her efforts helps the Golden Knights lead the NE10 in blocking...Archie and Schweitzer made Tuesday's NE10 weekly honor roll. 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.