PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Albertus Magnus College women's volleyball team dropped a straight-set result to the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales (R.I.) University on Wednesday afternoon in Providence, R.I.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Johnson & Wales 3 | Albertus Magnus 0
SET SCORES: 25-10 (JWU), 25-12 (JWU), 25-14 (JWU)
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (2-16, 0-7) | Johnson & Wales (13-5, 8-0)
BOX SCORE
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Albertus and JWU battled through three ties to open set one before a kill from Amanda Koch sparked a 10-2 run that put the hosts up 13-5, forcing Albertus to call a timeout to regroup. Following the short break, JWU resumed its run and pushed its lead to 12, 17-5, until a bad set from Emily Corbett ended the rally, giving the Falcons a chance to chip away at the Wildcats lead. However, Albertus was unable to get its offense going and fell in set one, 25-10.
Johnson & Wales didn't hold back in set two as the hosts took an early 5-1 lead. Despite a kill from Elayna Beutel (Prospect, Conn.) (2-5) and a service error (3-8) from the Wildcats, Albertus saw their deficit grow to double digits and headed into the final set trailing 2-0.
The third set was similar to the first as both teams battled through three ties before JWU took over offensively. The Falcons kept within arms reach of the hosts for a few rallies, but the Wildcats proved to be too much and defeated the visitors 25-14 to claim the final set and match, 3-0.
TEAM HIGHS
Albertus:
Elayna Beutel & Diana Kalman (East Haven, Conn.) - 4 Kills
Jaiden Williams (Orange, Conn.) - 6 Assists
Peyton Davis (North Haven, Conn.) - 1 Ace
Ivanna Sanfeliz (Dorado, Puerto Rico) - 9 Digs
JWU:
Peyton Oliver - 11 Kills
Kyra Hissner - 19 Assists
Savannah Cambell & Kyra Hissner - 3 Aces
Emily Corbett - 11 Digs
Four tied with - 1 Block
NOTEWORTHY
- This is the 22nd all-time meeting between the two programs.
- With tonight's win, JWU improves to 22-0 all-time versus the Falcons.
UP NEXT
The Falcons return to action on Saturday, Oct. 16, with a home conference tri-match with Dean College and Norwich University inside the Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center as part of Homecoming Weekend. Match times are set for 11 AM and 3 PM.
