Box Score Sept. 21, 2011
Box Score
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
In a roller coaster match-up, the Fordham volleyball team took on Stony Brook on Wednesday in a wild affair that saw the momentum shift virtually every point. In the end, Stony Brook's duo of Alicia Nelson and Evann Slaughter was too much for Fordham, as they combined for 47 kills in a five-set match win. Set scores were 23-25, 25-20, 27-25, 27-29, and 15-10.
With the loss, Fordham drops to 3-9, while the Seawolves improve to 6-7.
Set one saw Stony Brook get out to a five-point lead at 11-6, led by Slaughter with four early kills. The Rams battled their way back even at 15 all, and eventually led late at 23-22 on a kill from Randi Ewing. After Stony Brook knotted the set at 23, Fordham received back-to-back kills from Lisa Hipp and Sara Konkel to capture the first set, 25-23.
Set two saw Stony Brook in control from the start, posting a five-point win, 25-20. The biggest difference was the Seawolves holding Fordham to a .026 hitting percentage in the set, managing just eight kills to seven errors.
Stony Brook then grabbed a 2-1 set lead with a tight 27-25 set win in set three. Fordham had the initial set point at 24-23 on a kill by Rose Diaz-Vazquez, but kills from Stony Brook's Nelson and Slaughter gave the advantage back to the Seawolves. After a pair of side outs, Kelsey Sullivan and Taylor Gillie came up with a block for Stony Brook and the two-point win.
Fordham battled back to force a fifth set, as the two teams went to extra points once again. Fordham fought off four match points to pull even at 27 all on a kill from Brittany Daulton. Konkel then notched a service ace, followed by a Diaz-Vazquez kill to give the Rams the 29-27 set win, forcing a deciding set.
In the deciding set, Fordham trailed by one at 10-9, after Hipp's career-high 16th kill of the match, however, Stony Brook scoredfive of the final six points to win the match with a 15-10 fifth set victory.
For Fordham, the Rams had three players reach career-highs in kills, led by Hipp's 16. Ewing set a new high with 14 kills to go with four blocks, while Krissy Buongiorno had a career-high nine kills to go with a pair of blocks. Daulton finished with her fifth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 13 digs. Konkel and Mary Diamantidis also finished with double-doubles with Konkel having 29 assists and a career-high 17 digs, while Diamantidis having 17 assists and 12 digs.
Stony Brook's Alicia Nelson posted a match-high 25 kills to go with 13 digs, with Slaughter having 22 kills.
The Fordham volleyball team will next be in action on Saturday, September 24th, when the Rams open Atlantic 10 play at home against the University of Rhode Island, beginning at 4:00 PM in the Rose Hill Gym.
