Calinda records double-double
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College Park, Md. - Stony Brook University's volleyball team battled Maryland for five sets in its season opener on Friday night in College Park, Maryland, eventually dropping the match 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 15-9). Senior Harmonie Calinda (Huntington, N.Y.) led the Seawolves, recording a double-double in her first match for SBU with 20 kills and 21 digs. Senior Jamie Watson (New City, N.Y.) and junior Jeanette Gibbs (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) also had double-digit digs with 17 and 14 respectively.
SBU opened the 2009 season with a bang, stealing the first set from the host Terrapins, 25-22. Despite falling behind 3-0 early, the Seawolves rallied, going on an 11-3 run which featured kills from Calinda, Gibbs and senior Lisa Doremus (Glendale, Ariz.). Maryland pulled within one at 15-14, but following an SBU timeout, the Seawolves slowly pulled away, with Calinda capping the set off with her sixth kill of the frame.
Maryland did not stay down for long, however, as they utilized strong hitting from Maddi Lee and Kara Bates to take the second and third sets. The Terrapins posted kill percentages of .406 and .341, respectively, in those sets.
The fourth set was by far the most exciting of the night as the two teams battled back-and-forth, tying the score 13 times and exchanging leads three times. SBU opened the first sizable lead of the set on a kill by senior Lindsey Gordon (N. Patchogue, N.Y.) which put the Seawolves up 14-11 and sent the Terrapins into a timeout. Junior Ashley Headen (Alexandria, Va.) helped the Seawolves maintain the lead, recording her third kill of the frame to put the score at 19-15. Maryland slowly chipped away, eventually knotting the score at 24-24 on Bates' fifth kill. The Seawolves fought back though as Headen answered with a kill of her own before combining with sophomore Kelsey Sullivan (Hamilton, Va.) on the set-ending block.
In the fifth and deciding set, SBU and Maryland exchanged blows as a kill by Gordon tied the score at 3-3. However, the Terps then went on a 7-1 run highlighted by three kills by Bates. Maryland extended its lead to 14-6 before the Seawolves rallied back with three straight points. The Terrapins proved to be too much though, as they closed SBU out with a 15-9 win.
Stony Brook will play twice on Saturday, facing Villanova at 11:00 a.m. before playing Youngstown State at 5:00 p.m.
College Park, Md. - Stony Brook University's volleyball team battled Maryland for five sets in its season opener on Friday night in College Park, Maryland, eventually dropping the match 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 15-9). Senior Harmonie Calinda (Huntington, N.Y.) led the Seawolves, recording a double-double in her first match for SBU with 20 kills and 21 digs. Senior Jamie Watson (New City, N.Y.) and junior Jeanette Gibbs (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) also had double-digit digs with 17 and 14 respectively.
SBU opened the 2009 season with a bang, stealing the first set from the host Terrapins, 25-22. Despite falling behind 3-0 early, the Seawolves rallied, going on an 11-3 run which featured kills from Calinda, Gibbs and senior Lisa Doremus (Glendale, Ariz.). Maryland pulled within one at 15-14, but following an SBU timeout, the Seawolves slowly pulled away, with Calinda capping the set off with her sixth kill of the frame.
Maryland did not stay down for long, however, as they utilized strong hitting from Maddi Lee and Kara Bates to take the second and third sets. The Terrapins posted kill percentages of .406 and .341, respectively, in those sets.
The fourth set was by far the most exciting of the night as the two teams battled back-and-forth, tying the score 13 times and exchanging leads three times. SBU opened the first sizable lead of the set on a kill by senior Lindsey Gordon (N. Patchogue, N.Y.) which put the Seawolves up 14-11 and sent the Terrapins into a timeout. Junior Ashley Headen (Alexandria, Va.) helped the Seawolves maintain the lead, recording her third kill of the frame to put the score at 19-15. Maryland slowly chipped away, eventually knotting the score at 24-24 on Bates' fifth kill. The Seawolves fought back though as Headen answered with a kill of her own before combining with sophomore Kelsey Sullivan (Hamilton, Va.) on the set-ending block.
In the fifth and deciding set, SBU and Maryland exchanged blows as a kill by Gordon tied the score at 3-3. However, the Terps then went on a 7-1 run highlighted by three kills by Bates. Maryland extended its lead to 14-6 before the Seawolves rallied back with three straight points. The Terrapins proved to be too much though, as they closed SBU out with a 15-9 win.
Stony Brook will play twice on Saturday, facing Villanova at 11:00 a.m. before playing Youngstown State at 5:00 p.m.
