Stony Brook's next game is Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's volleyball team opened the newly renovated Pritchard Gymnasium with a win Tuesday night, beating Manhattan, 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18). Senior Gulce Nazli Dikecligil (Istanbul, Turkey) led the Seawolves in kills with 16 and digs with 13, while freshman Kelsey Sullivan (Hamilton, Va.) racked up 40 assists. Stony Brook improves to 3-4 on the season while Manhattan falls to 0-3.
Sophomore Alicia Nelson (Apple Valley, Minn.) also tallied double-digit kills for Stony Brook with 10. Fellow sophomore Ashley Headen (Alexandria, Va.) had her best defensive game of the year, recording five solo blocks and three block assists. She also had eight kills with a .350 attack percentage.
Set one was back and forth in the beginning as the two teams felt each other out. After an attack error by the Jaspers' Jaci Rahey gave Stony Brook a 14-13 lead, the Seawolves went on a 9-2 run as three different attackers scored kills for Stony Brook. Manhattan countered with a run of its own, in large part to three kills from Andrea Reiff, to pull within 24-22. A Seawolves timeout and a kill by Nelson on the ensuing play ended the match with Stony Brook winning, 25-22.
The Jaspers rebounded quickly and took an early lead in set two with Rita Welsh and Sherryta Stokes leading the way offensively. Manhattan maintained a three to four point lead throughout most of the second set, until two consecutive errors by the Jaspers, followed by a kill from Dikecligil put the Seawolves within one at 19-18. The Jaspers would rally off five straight points before the Seawolves scored again though and eventually won the set 25-22 on Welsh's fifth kill of the frame.
Sophomore Alicia Nelson (Apple Valley, Minn.) also tallied double-digit kills for Stony Brook with 10. Fellow sophomore Ashley Headen (Alexandria, Va.) had her best defensive game of the year, recording five solo blocks and three block assists. She also had eight kills with a .350 attack percentage.
Set one was back and forth in the beginning as the two teams felt each other out. After an attack error by the Jaspers' Jaci Rahey gave Stony Brook a 14-13 lead, the Seawolves went on a 9-2 run as three different attackers scored kills for Stony Brook. Manhattan countered with a run of its own, in large part to three kills from Andrea Reiff, to pull within 24-22. A Seawolves timeout and a kill by Nelson on the ensuing play ended the match with Stony Brook winning, 25-22.
The Jaspers rebounded quickly and took an early lead in set two with Rita Welsh and Sherryta Stokes leading the way offensively. Manhattan maintained a three to four point lead throughout most of the second set, until two consecutive errors by the Jaspers, followed by a kill from Dikecligil put the Seawolves within one at 19-18. The Jaspers would rally off five straight points before the Seawolves scored again though and eventually won the set 25-22 on Welsh's fifth kill of the frame.
Stony Brook grabbed the lead early in set three and never relented. Six different players recorded kills for Stony Brook as they won 25-18.
Manhattan controlled the fourth set early on as Alyssa Getzel's ace gave the Jaspers a 12-7 lead and forced Stony Brook into a timeout. An attack error by Rahey, back-to-back aces from Dikecligil and a kill from senior Jessica Graham (Eastport, N.Y.) narrowed Manhattan's lead to just one as the Jaspers took a timeout of their own. It did not slow down the Seawolves, however, as they finished the set on a 14-6 run. Stony Brook finished the fifth set with a .538 attack percentage while holding Manhattan to just .152.
The Seawolves will face Manhattan again on Friday as both teams are playing in the Rose Hill Classic, hosted by Fordham. The rematch is set to start at 4:30 p.m.
Manhattan controlled the fourth set early on as Alyssa Getzel's ace gave the Jaspers a 12-7 lead and forced Stony Brook into a timeout. An attack error by Rahey, back-to-back aces from Dikecligil and a kill from senior Jessica Graham (Eastport, N.Y.) narrowed Manhattan's lead to just one as the Jaspers took a timeout of their own. It did not slow down the Seawolves, however, as they finished the set on a 14-6 run. Stony Brook finished the fifth set with a .538 attack percentage while holding Manhattan to just .152.
The Seawolves will face Manhattan again on Friday as both teams are playing in the Rose Hill Classic, hosted by Fordham. The rematch is set to start at 4:30 p.m.
