ALBANY, N.Y. - The College of Saint Rose fell to Adelphi this afternoon, with the Panthers earning the Northeast-10 Conference victory by margins of 25-21, 25-17, and 25-22.
Sophomore middle blocker
Julia Cavalcanti recorded a team-best 10 kills for Saint Rose (7-10/1-3 NE10). Freshman middle blocker
Teresa Moulder, sophomore middle blocker
Karleigh Fripp, and junior outside hitter
Jessica Vargas tallied six kills each. Sophomore libero
Katelyn Atchinson lifted 14 digs and Cavalcanti and Forrest landed two aces apiece, as well.
Adelphi claimed the victory behind 50 total kills on an effective .345 team average. Senior middle blocker Lilyen McCarthy topped all players with 15 kills, while freshman outside hitter Macarty McQueen added 11 kills. Senior setter Brenna Valsted recorded 40 assists in the three-set win for Adelphi (8-8/1-1 NE10).
Looking ahead, the Golden Knights return to action next Saturday afternoon with a non-conference tri-match against D'Youville and Alliance University in Nolan Gym. The Yellow Jackets stay in the NE10 to welcome New Haven on Tuesday night.
Notes: The Golden Knights are in a stretch of five home contests in seven matches...Junior setter
Valeria Jorge ranks second in the league with 531 assists…Vargas (168 kills) and Cavalcanti (137 kills) respectively rank fifth and 11th in the conference in kills…Cavalcanti is also second the NE10 with 32 aces and Fripp owns the league's third-best swing percentage with a mark of .345…Vargas was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll for the week ending Sunday, September 25.
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