Seawolves next match is Friday at 7:00 pm
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's volleyball team lost to Long Island University, 3-2 (17-25, 25-22, 29-27, 24-26, 17-15), Wednesday night in Pritchard Gymnasium. The Seawolves had four players register double-digit kills and three with ten or more digs. The Blackbirds were led by Svetlana Simic and her 33 kills and 19 digs. With the win, Long Island evens its record at 4-4 while Stony Brook drops to 4-7.
Sophomore Alicia Nelson (Apple Valley, Minn.) paced Stony Brook with 19 kills. Fellow sophomore Ashley Headen (Alexandria, Va.) finished with ten kills, while seniors Gulce Nazli Dikecligil (Istanbul, Turkey) and Jessica Graham (Eastport, N.Y.) tallied 12 and 11 respectively. Graham led the Seawolves in attack percentage with .421 while freshman Kelsey Sullivan (Hamilton, Va.) finished with 49 assists.
Defensively, junior Michelle Burrola (Glendale, Ariz.) had 22 digs. Sophomore Jeanette Gibbs (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) and Dikecligil both finished with ten digs.
Stony Brook seized control of the match early, jumping out to a 12-6 lead on an error by Long Island. Behind seven kills on eight attacks by Nelson, the Seawolves never trailed and won the first set, 25-17.
The second frame looked like it was going to be more of the same after a service ace from Dikecligil put Stony Brook up 13-8. However, the Blackbirds rallied and eventually took a 15-14 lead on Martina Racic kill. The two teams battled back and forth with another ace from Dikecligil eventually giving Stony Brook a 22-21 advantage. That would be Stony Brook's last point of the match though, as three different Blackbirds recorded kills on their way to a 25-22 set two victory. The third set was tight throughout with neither team managing to build a lead bigger than four points. Trailing 19-16, Long Island called timeout before a rally, highlighted by three kills from Simic, put them up 23-22. The two teams traded points before a Stony Brook service error followed by an ace from Simic gave the Blackbirds the 29-27 win.
Up 13-9 in the fourth set, Long Island looked poised to put the match away. The Seawolves clawed their way back, however, countering 10 kills from Simic with four each from Headen, Dikecligil and Nelson. It was a Headen kill followed by an ace from Burrola that eventually gave Stony Brook the 26-24 win and pushed the match to a fifth set.
The Seawolves rode the momentum from the fourth frame into the deciding set and opened a 12-7 lead on a kill from Graham. Back-to-back kills from Simic and a Stony Brook error pulled the Blackbirds within two. A kill from Headen followed by an error from Simic put Stony Brook one point away from victory at 14-10. After a kill from Simic, two Stony Brook errors sandwiched a Long Island ace to tie the set at 14. Another Simic kill was answered with a kill from Dikecligil, only to have Simic strike again to give the Blackbirds a 16-15 advantage. A kill from Quinn Williams ended the set, 17-15, giving Long Island the 3-2 victory.
Stony Brook's next match will be this Friday at the Brown Invitational when they take on the host school at 7:00 p.m.
Sophomore Alicia Nelson (Apple Valley, Minn.) paced Stony Brook with 19 kills. Fellow sophomore Ashley Headen (Alexandria, Va.) finished with ten kills, while seniors Gulce Nazli Dikecligil (Istanbul, Turkey) and Jessica Graham (Eastport, N.Y.) tallied 12 and 11 respectively. Graham led the Seawolves in attack percentage with .421 while freshman Kelsey Sullivan (Hamilton, Va.) finished with 49 assists.
Defensively, junior Michelle Burrola (Glendale, Ariz.) had 22 digs. Sophomore Jeanette Gibbs (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) and Dikecligil both finished with ten digs.
Stony Brook seized control of the match early, jumping out to a 12-6 lead on an error by Long Island. Behind seven kills on eight attacks by Nelson, the Seawolves never trailed and won the first set, 25-17.
The second frame looked like it was going to be more of the same after a service ace from Dikecligil put Stony Brook up 13-8. However, the Blackbirds rallied and eventually took a 15-14 lead on Martina Racic kill. The two teams battled back and forth with another ace from Dikecligil eventually giving Stony Brook a 22-21 advantage. That would be Stony Brook's last point of the match though, as three different Blackbirds recorded kills on their way to a 25-22 set two victory. The third set was tight throughout with neither team managing to build a lead bigger than four points. Trailing 19-16, Long Island called timeout before a rally, highlighted by three kills from Simic, put them up 23-22. The two teams traded points before a Stony Brook service error followed by an ace from Simic gave the Blackbirds the 29-27 win.
Up 13-9 in the fourth set, Long Island looked poised to put the match away. The Seawolves clawed their way back, however, countering 10 kills from Simic with four each from Headen, Dikecligil and Nelson. It was a Headen kill followed by an ace from Burrola that eventually gave Stony Brook the 26-24 win and pushed the match to a fifth set.
The Seawolves rode the momentum from the fourth frame into the deciding set and opened a 12-7 lead on a kill from Graham. Back-to-back kills from Simic and a Stony Brook error pulled the Blackbirds within two. A kill from Headen followed by an error from Simic put Stony Brook one point away from victory at 14-10. After a kill from Simic, two Stony Brook errors sandwiched a Long Island ace to tie the set at 14. Another Simic kill was answered with a kill from Dikecligil, only to have Simic strike again to give the Blackbirds a 16-15 advantage. A kill from Quinn Williams ended the set, 17-15, giving Long Island the 3-2 victory.
Stony Brook's next match will be this Friday at the Brown Invitational when they take on the host school at 7:00 p.m.
