SCORE: Niagara 3, Saint Peter's 0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-18)
RECORDS: Niagara (5-5), Saint Peter's (0-10)
 
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Niagara volleyball opened its Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference schedule with a convincing three-set win over Saint Peters on Saturday for its fourth straight win.

Match Summary
The open set was close through the first 11 points. A kill by Draik Banks started a 14-5 run as the Purple Eagles sprinted to a 25-15 victory. Niagara finished the set with a .269 hitting percentage. Niagara started the second set on a 10-3 run and maintained at least a five-point lead for the rest of the set. Niagara pushed through the third set and finished with a match-high 15 kills.

Eagle's Eye On…

• Nicole Matheis had her team-leading fourth double-double of the season with a match-high 10 kills and had 13 digs.
• Rylee Hunt had a match-high 20 digs for her fourth straight match with at least 20 digs. Hunt has been in double-digits in digs each match this season.
• Setters Meghan Higley and Alexis Gray had 11 and 10 assists, respectively.
• Jaycie Roberts had eight kills and seven digs. .
• Niagara has won seven straight in the series.
• This is Niagara's second straight sweep. NU won 3-0 over NJIT last Saturday.

Coach's Corner

• "It's always nice to win the first match in conference play. Riley (Hunt) had a great game defensively. I thought our outside hitters did a great job in all facets of the game in defense passing and attacking." – head coach Vilis Ozols

Up Next

• Niagara continues its conference opening weekend at Rider on Sunday at 1 p.m.

 
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