MANCHESTER, N.H. - Freshmen outside hitters
Ele'sia Williams and
Elizabeth Johnson led The College of Saint Rose in today's 3-1 Northeast-10 Conference loss at Southern New Hampshire. Johnson registered a double-double of 12 kills on .219 hitting and 11 digs, while Williams recorded 11 kills and three total blocks.
The duo were not the only rookies to standout for the Golden Knights (10-15/3-7 NE10), which fell by scores of 25-22, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-22. Freshman setter
Allison Sellers topped all players with 19 assists, while freshman setter
Valeria Jorge dished out 15 helpers.
Saint Rose senior libero
Tina Ceriello, who leads the conference in digs and digs per set, tallied 15 digs, while junior middle hitter
Kyla Archie, the NE10 blocking leader, added six kills and eight total blocks.
Senior middle hitter Baylee Lippincott paced Southern New Hampshire (13-9/5-3 NE10) with 14 kills, while freshman outside hitter Juliana Pacini contributed a double-double of 11 kills and 11 digs. Senior setter Joanne Coffey handed out 19 assists and freshman defensive specialist Angela Crosetti elevated 17 Saint Rose attacks.
After splitting the opening two sets, SNHU gained control with a 7-0 run late in the third stanza. The stretch turned a single-point Penman advantage into a set-point scenario. The Golden Knights worked hard to send the matinee to a decisive fifth set, knotting the fourth period for the ninth time at 21 before falling.
Looking ahead, both teams are in action Friday at 7:00 pm. Saint Rose begins its final home weekend of the regular season versus Saint Anselm. Fans unable to make it to Albany can watch the NE10 action on the
NE10 NOW Network. Meanwhile, Southern New Hampshire plays at Pace University.
Notes: Saint Rose,
picked ninth in the NE10 preseason coaches' poll, is coming off its first postseason appearance since 2015…Ceriello ended the day with NE10-best of 485 digs and 5.39 digs per set…The Saint Rose co-captain ranks third in program records with 1,737 career digs…She was named to Tuesday's NE10 weekly honor roll… Archie, also a co-captain, tops the conference with 1.23 blocks per set…Her efforts help Saint Rose lead the NE10 in blocking…Senior outside hitter Stevie Schweitzer is now a kill away from becoming the fourth Saint Rose player to reach 1,000 career kills…She ranks third in the NE10 with 3.21 kills per set and 273 total kills.
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