WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's volleyball team saw its season come to a close on Saturday afternoon with a pair of Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) setbacks to the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) and Simmons University.

THE BASICS
MATCH 1 FINAL: St. Joseph (Conn.) 3 | Albertus Magnus 1
MATCH 2 FINAL: Simmons 3 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (6-24, 2-11 GNAC) | St. Joseph (Conn.) (6-20, 2-10 GNAC) | Simmons (12-11, 7-3 GNAC)
MATCH 1 BOX | MATCH 2 BOX

MATCH 1 VS. St. Joseph
Set One: Albertus Magnus 25 | St. Joseph 23
Set Two: St. Joseph 25 | Albertus Magnus 18
Set Three: St. Joseph 25 | Albertus Magnus 14
Set Four: St. Joseph 25 | Albertus Magnus 12

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• The Falcons started the match strong, going ahead 4-1 early on and 12-7 by the midway point.
• After a rally by the Blue Jays that saw them build a 20-16 advantage in the late stages, Albertus answered by taking nine of the final 12 points to seal a comeback 25-23 victory.
• AMC and USJ kept the match close through the first 13 points of the second set, as the home team owned a slim 7-6 lead.
• Unfortunately for the Falcons, the Blue Jays rode that early momentum to put together a run to earn a 25-18 triumph.
• After evening the match at 1-1, St. Joseph never looked back, taking a 25-14 win in the third set and a 25-12 triumph in the fourth to seal a four-set GNAC victory.
• Diana Kalman (East Haven, Conn.) led the way for the Falcons on offense, pacing the team with nine kills while also tallying four blocks.
• Shalese Gordon (Bridgeport, Conn.) also finished with a stellar stat line, assisting on 16 of the team's 26 kills to go along with five aces.
• On the defensive side of the ball, Amanda Zdru (Stratford, Conn.) paced AMC with 10 digs.

TEAM HIGHS
Albertus:
Diana Kalman – 9 Kills
Shalese Gordon – 16 Assists
Shalese Gordon – 5 Aces
Amanda Zdru – 10 Digs
Diana Kalman – 4 Blocks

St. Joseph:
Hannah Benson – 14 Kills
Nicole Albert – 21 Assists
Nicole Albert – 8 Aces
Natalia Rabassa – 11 Digs
Shannon Carey – 2 Blocks

MATCH 2 VS. Simmons
Set One: Simmons 25 | Albertus Magnus 14
Set Two: Simmons 25 | Albertus Magnus 8
Set Three: Simmons 25 | Albertus Magnus 8

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• The Sharks controlled the action in the nightcap, winning the first set 25-14 before recording back-to-back 25-8 wins to seal a straight-set victory.
• Kalman added to her kill total for the day, tallying a team-high four against the Sharks.
• Rachael Pellegrini (Clinton, Conn.) finished with seven assists in match two on AMC's seven kills.
• Defensively, Peyton Davis (North Haven, Conn.) led the Falcons with seven digs.

TEAM HIGHS
Albertus:
Diana Kalman - 4 Kills
Rachael Pellegrini - 7 Assists
Diana Kalman - 1 Ace
Peyton Davis - 7 Digs

Simmons:
Sydney Iannantuono - 12 Kills
Kat Simeonidis - 29 Assists
Kat Simeonidis - 6 Aces
Jayla Parnell - 9 Digs
Two tied with - 1 Block