HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Majo Pelaez (Armenia, Colombia) delivered 17 of the Albertus Magnus College volleyball team's 31 kills for the three-set sweep (25-19, 25-11, 25-23) on the road at Cenetary (N.J.) in John M. Reeves Student Recreation Center on Thursday.

Pelaez leads the team with 219 kills this season for a 3.26 kill-per-set ratio and moved to third on the Great Northeast Athletic Conference stat leader list.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 3 | Centenary (N.J.) 0

SET 1: Albertus 25 | Albertus 19

SET 2: Albertus 25 | Albertus 11

SET 3: Albertus 25 | Albertus 23

RECORDS: Albertus (9-10) | Centenary (N.J.) (4-17)

BOX 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Centenary (N.J.) struck first in the opening set, but a kill by Shalese Gordon (Bridgeport, Conn.) knotted the score 1-1 off the well-delivered assist by Da'Veona Parker (New Haven, Conn.) to ignite a 7-1 Albertus serving run by Gordon and put the visitors up, 8-2.
• The Cyclones regained composure for a 13-point rally to bring it to within one point, 12-11, as the two teams traded points until an ace Jenny Thistlethwaite tied it at 14 apiece.
• A spike by Nathalie Wallace (Rocky Hill, Conn.) sealed the first-set victory for the Falcons, 25-19.
• Gordon led off the next set with an ace as the visitors dominated the second with a 24-11 rally to secure the win.
• The home team opened the final set with a 5-4 rally before a bad set tied it up and a kill by Alyssa Valentine (Bristol, Conn.) put the Falcons back in control.
• The third set remained close and knotted for the second time at eight off a kill by Thistlethwaite.
• A kill by Peleaz brought Albertus 22-18 after a close competition from the teams, followed by a pair of kills by Emma Fallon (Harwinton, Conn. ) and Peleaz delivered the two remaining points to complete the sweep.

LEADERS

Albertus

Majo Pelaez - 17 Kills

Shalese Gordon - 17 Assists

Paula Matheus - 4 Aces

Amanda Zdru - 11 digs

Paula Matheus  - 2.5 Blocks

Centenary (N.J.)

Jenny Thistlethwaite - 12 Kills

Vanessa Pagano - 19 Asssists

April DiGrande - 2 Digs

Vanessa Pagano - 9 Digs

NOTEWORTHY

• Gordon now has 1,052 assists after recording 17 in the dual match.

UP NEXT

The Falcons host a tri-match against York (N.Y.) in The Nest on Saturday, October 19 at 11 a.m. and Saint Joseph's (Brklyn) at 3 p.m.