NASHUA, N.H. - The Albertus Magnus College women's volleyball team ended the 2019 season with a pair of losses in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play Saturday afternoon at Rivier University. In the opener, the Falcons dropped a 3-0 decision to Emmanuel College, before falling to the host Raiders in the nightcap.
THE BASICS
MATCH 1 FINAL: Emmanuel (Mass.) 3 | Albertus Magnus 0
MATCH 2 FINAL: Rivier 3 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (9-21, 2-10) | Emmanuel (Mass.) (8-21, 3-9) | Rivier (22-7, 10-2)
MATCH 1 BOX | MATCH 2 BOX
MATCH 1 vs. Emmanuel
Set One: Emmanuel 25 | Albertus Magnus 16
Set Two: Emmanuel 25 | Albertus Magnus 20
Set Three: Emmanuel 25 | Albertus Magnus 17
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• Albertus logged a .028 hitting percentage in the match, compared to Emmanuel's mark of .155.
• Diana Kalman (Naugatuck, Conn.) paced the Falcons with eight kills in the opener.
• Jaiden Williams (Orange, Conn.) assisted on a majority of those kills with 22 assists.
• Williams logged her final double-double of the year against the Saints, with 22 assists and 11 digs.
• Williams ends the season with 11 double-doubles.
• On defense, senior Jesselle Guzman (El Paso, Texas) was tied for the match lead with 23 digs.
• In total, five Falcons tallied 10-plus digs, including Williams, Guzman, Kalman, Maria Vazquez (Hamden, Conn.) and Peyton Davis (North Haven, Conn.).
TEAM HIGHS
Albertus:
• Diana Kalman – 8 Kills
• Jaiden Williams – 22 Assists
• Diana Kalman – 2 Aces
• Jesselle Guzman – 23 Digs
• Diana Kalman – 2 Blocks
Emmanuel:
• Marissa Cataldo – 7 Kills
• Rachel Coleman – 14 Assists
• Tatiana Correia – 3 Aces
• Samantha Carrigan – 23 Digs
• Anna Caristi, Marissa Cataldo and Kerry Shea – 1 Block
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Albertus:
• Jaiden Williams – 22 Assists and 11 Digs
MATCH 2 vs. Rivier
Set One: Rivier 25 | Albertus Magnus 21
Set Two: Rivier 25 | Albertus Magnus 10
Set Three: Rivier 25 | Albertus Magnus 15
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• The Raiders, who rank third in the GNAC standings, controlled much of Saturday's match, outhitting the Falcons by a .168-to-.050 margin.
• With the loss, Albertus ends the season with a 9-21 overall record and a 2-10 mark in the GNAC.
• Kalman led the way on the Falcons' offense with a team-high eight kills.
• Defensively, Guzman logged a team-best 18 digs in her final match with Albertus.
• Guzman wraps up her collegiate career with a whopping 1,606 digs.
• Including Guzman, Vazquez, Kalman and Davis all had 10-plus digs in the match.
• Williams concluded her sophomore season with 21 more assists, giving her 586 on the year.
• Julia Zargaj led Rivier with eight kills.
TEAM HIGHS
Albertus:
• Diana Kalman – 8 Kills
• Jaiden Williams – 21 Assists
• Maria Vazquez – 2 Aces
• Jesselle Guzman – 18 Digs
• Diana Kalman and Maria Vazquez – 1 Block
Rivier:
• Julia Zargaj – 8 Kills
• Avery Pollard – 19 Assists
• Olivia Garand – 4 Aces
• Olivia Garand – 24 Digs
• Emily Jennings – 2 Blocks