When and where
September 15, 2024 – Patchogue, NY
The St. Joseph's University-New York (L.I.) women's volleyball team opened up Skyline Conference play with a 3-0 sweep of Yeshiva University in the Danzi Center on Sunday afternoon.
Records
St. Joseph's 4-4, 1-0 Skyline, Yeshiva 2-3, 0-1 Skyline
Top Performers
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Senior Jackie Wolf led all players with a match-high eight kills while hitting at a .667 clip and added four aces
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Sophomore Nina Vanderhoof knocked down seven kills out of 11 attempts
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Junior Luciana D'Ambrosio recorded four kills with a match-best six service aces
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Libero Sarah Montefusco picked up a team-best five digs
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Setter Katie D'Angelo dished 26 assists and served five aces
How it happened
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The Golden Eagles grabbed an early match lead with a 25-6 six win in the opening frame. As a team, they hit .571 converting 12 kills on 21 attempts. Wolf finished with four kills with the middles Vanderhoof and Deirdre Carney both adding three
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Set two saw the hosts fall behind early trailing by as many as seven, 8-1. SJLI inched back to knot the score at 9-9, but the Maccabees regained the advantage building an 18-12 lead. A couple of SJLI substitutions landed D'Ambrosio at the service line that saw 10 points go in favor of the Golden Eagles including six aces for a 23-18 lead in favor of the hosts. A few points later a kill from D'Ambrosio secured the 25-19 win and 2-0 match lead
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St. Joesph's returned to set one form for the final frame cruising to a 25-6 win to secure the sweep
Notes
Up next
The Golden Eagles resume action on Thursday, September 19th when they host Brooklyn College for a non-conference match at 7:00 pm.
