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Team
0
Saint Peter's SP 3-13
3
Winner Niagara Niag 4-10
Saint Peter's SP
3-13
0
Final
3
Niagara Niag
4-10
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Saint Peter's SP 11 21 19 (0)
Niagara Niag 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

NU Sweeps Saint Peter's To Earn Fourth Straight Win

Match 15
SCORE Niagara 3 – Saint Peter's 0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-19)
RECORDS Niagara (5-10, 4-1 MAAC) – Saint Peter's (3-14, 1-5 MAAC)
LOCATION Gallagher Center
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles swept Rider, 3-0, to earn their fourth straight win on Sunday.

Match Summary
First Set
  • Niagara dominated the first set, allowing the Peacocks only 11 points.
  • The Purple Eagles led by two points early, 8-6, before going on a 5-0 run to extend their lead, 13-6.
  • Saint Peter's came back within five points of NU, 13-8, but four straight points from Niagara kept the Purple Eagles comfortably ahead, 17-8.
  • The Purple Eagles led Saint Peter's, 22-11, late in the set, and scored three straight points, capped by kills from Caroline Leitch, to earn the 25-11 set one win.
Second Set
  • The Purple Eagles scored six straight points to open the second set, including three kills from Jaycie Roberts and two from Mary Redl.
  • The Peacocks scored one point before the Purple Eagles went on another run, 5-0, to take a 10-point lead, 11-1.
  • Niagara was in the lead, 20-17, but the Peacocks scored three straight points to tie things up, 20-20. The Purple Eagles, however, answered with their own 3-0 run, including two kills from Roberts, to reclaim the lead, 23-20.
  • Niagara allowed the Peacocks just one more point en route to a 25-21 set two victory to take the 2-0 advantage in the match.
Third Set
  • Saint Peter's narrowly led NU in the third set, 6-3, before Niagara picked up momentum, scoring nine straight points, including kills from Redl, Taylor Allen and Grace Hetterscheidt, to take the lead, 12-6.
  • The Purple Eagles did not relinquish their lead for the remainder of the set, winning the third set, 25-19, to sweep the match.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Roberts recorded her sixth straight double-double with 13 kills and 15 digs. She led the team in kills and leads the team in double-doubles with nine on the season so far.
  • Leitch added 11 kills and a team-high 18 digs to record her second straight, and third overall, double-double.
  • Jessica Streuer led the team in assists with 37. She also added 13 digs to record her fourth double-double of the season.
  • Redl added 17 digs, tying her career-high. Emillie Wright added 12 digs for NU.
  • Allen had a career-high six kills.
  • Redl and Cameron Maris led the team in blocking with three total blocks each.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles take on Siena on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1:00 p.m. and Marist on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1:00 p.m.

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