When and Where

November 11, 2025 – Patchogue, NY 

Records

St. Joseph's (L.I.): 16-8, 8-3 Skyline
Mt. St. Mary (NY): 11-17, 7-4 Skyline

Results

St. Joseph's (L.I.) 3, Mt. St. Mary (NY) 1
(25-22, 24-26, 25-20, 26-24)

Top Performers

• Luciana D'Ambrosio led SJLI with 18 kills, adding 15 digs and hitting .204.
• Alison Tsororos recorded 13 kills, 5 service aces, and 14 digs, totaling 18.5 points.
• Isabella Juliano contributed 11 kills, 3 aces, and 4 blocks for 16 points.
• Isabella Nieradko was efficient with 10 kills on .308 hitting and added 4 blocks.
• Setter Sarah Meininger directed the attack with 54 assists, while Sarah Montefusco anchored the defense with 29 digs.

How It Happened

• SJLI took a back-and-forth opening set, 25-22, behind a balanced attack led by D'Ambrosio and Tsororos.
• The Knights narrowly evened the match, 26-24, after fending off a late Golden Eagle rally in the second frame.
• The Golden Eagles regrouped to hit .127 in the third set, capitalizing on timely kills from Juliano and Nieradko to secure a 25-20 win.
• In the fourth, SJLI erased a mid-set deficit as D'Ambrosio and Tsororos came through with clutch points to clinch the match, 26-24.
• The Golden Eagles' serving proved key, finishing with 11 aces, while the team's defense tallied 88 digs to limit MSMC's attack to .176 hitting.

Notes

• SJLI outhit the Knights .183 to .176 and finished with an 8–7 advantage in team blocks.
• The match featured 34 ties and 16 lead changes across four sets.

Up Next

The Golden Eagles advance to the Semifinals of the Skyline Conference Championship where they travel to Kings Point, NY to take on the #2 seeded U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 
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