FLUSHING, N.Y. – Continuing East Coast Conference (ECC) play, the Queens College women's volleyball team welcomed the D'Youville University Saints to Fitzgerald Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
The rookie duo of
Zoe Sercu and
Lucia Bennett combined for 15 kills, but Queens fell in three sets in the first of two meetings against the Saints.
With the result, Queens moves to 1-6 in ECC play.
Match Recap
The opening set featured an early back-and-forth battle, but with the Knights trailing 6-4, a 4-0 run by the Saints gave the visitors a 10-4 advantage.
Behind kills from Sercu, rookie
Garnette Webb and Bennett, the Knights cut the deficit to three, 12-9. However, a 6-1 run by D'Youville extended the visitors' lead to 18-10 before the Saints closed out the set with a 25-16 victory to take a 1-0 lead.
Queens jumped out to a 5-1 lead to open the second set before a 5-0 run by the Saints put the visitors ahead, 6-5.
The Knights continued to battle, rallying to tie the set at 13-13. However, the Saints responded with a 6-0 run to take a 19-13 advantage. Kills from Sercu and Bennett helped Queens attempt a comeback, but with the visitors leading 21-17, D'Youville closed out the set with four consecutive points to secure a 25-17 victory and take a 2-0 lead.
The third set featured another early back-and-forth battle. Trailing 6-4, Queens received kills from Sercu and Bennett to take a narrow 7-6 lead.
However, a 10-1 run by the Saints gave the visitors a 16-8 advantage, and they maintained control the rest of the way to complete the three-set sweep with a 25-17 victory.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Sercu led the Knights' offense with a team-high nine kills, four digs and one service ace.
- Bennett contributed six kills, three digs and one block.
- Rookie Jaslynn Daily recorded a team-high 10 assists to go with four digs and two service aces.
NEXT SERVE
Queens concludes the weekend on Sunday, Oct. 25, hosting the Daemen University Wildcats in ECC play. First serve is set for noon.
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