Women’s Volleyball Falls to USMMA in Five-Set Thriller

Merchant Marine USMMA 15-2,6-0 Skyline

St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 9-5,2-1 Skyline

Merchant Marine USMMA

15-2,6-0 Skyline

Final

Oct. 13, 2026

St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI

9-5,2-1 Skyline

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Merchant Marine USMMA	23	13	25	25	15	(3)
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI	25	25	19	23	8	(2)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/13/2026 9:59:00 PM

When and Where:

Oct. 13, 2026 – Patchogue, N.Y.

Records:

SJLI 9-5, 2-1 Skyline; Merchant Marine 15-2, 6-0 Skyline

The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) women's volleyball team battled Merchant Marine to five sets on Tuesday evening at the John A. Danzi Center Gym, falling 3-2.

Top Performers:

Nina Vanderhoof led the Golden Eagles with 16 kills, eight digs and two block assists, hitting .405.
Isabella Nieradko added 14 kills on 30 attacks (.300) and three block assists.
Olivia Baumann recorded 46 assists, four service aces, eight digs and two kills.
Olivia Picarella posted a team-high 22 digs and added one service ace.
Brooke Schoppmeyer contributed 18 digs, one service ace and one kill.
Isabella Ruehle finished with seven kills, 11 digs and two service aces.
Isabella Juliano totaled seven kills, 10 digs, and one service ace

How It Happened:

Set 1: SJLI battled through a close opening set, tying Merchant Marine at 23-23 before a kill from Picarella and a service ace from Ruehle secured the 25-23 win.
Set 2: The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 5-0 lead and maintained control throughout the set. SJLI built a 20-9 advantage before closing out a 25-13 victory to take a 2-0 match lead.
Set 3: Merchant Marine took control after an early 4-4 tie, building an 8-4 lead and holding off the Golden Eagles to win 25-19.
Set 4: St. Joseph's stayed within striking distance and tied the set at 23-23, but Merchant Marine won the final two points to even the match with a 25-23 victory.
Set 5: The teams traded points early before Merchant Marine took an 8-5 lead at the changeover. The Golden Eagles rallied to tie the set at 8-8, but Merchant Marine scored the next seven points to close out the match, 15-8.

Notes:

SJLI finished with 53 kills, 80 digs and nine service aces.
The Golden Eagles recorded a .224 team hitting percentage.
Vanderhoof led SJLI with 16 kills, while Picarella anchored the defense with 22 digs.