FLUSHING, N.Y. – Continuing East Coast Conference (ECC) play, the Queens College women's volleyball team welcomed the Daemen University Wildcats to Fitzgerald Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
The rookie duo of
Zoe Sercu and
Lucia Bennett combined for 13 kills, but despite mounting a comeback in each set, the Knights fell to the Wildcats in three sets in the first of two meetings between the teams this season.
With the result, Queens moves to 1-7 in ECC play.
Match Recap
The opening set saw the Knights trade points with Daemen, including back-to-back kills from Bennett that helped Queens tie the set at 9-9.
However, the Wildcats used a 7-0 run to take a 16-9 lead. The Knights responded with an 8-3 run, with Sercu recording three kills and rookie
Jaslynn Daily adding a service ace as Queens cut the deficit to two, 19-17. However, Daemen held on to take the opening set, 25-20, and a 1-0 lead in the match.
Queens fell behind 6-0 early in the second set before the Knights used the service line to spark a rally, with Bennett and Daily combining for three service aces to pull within two, 9-7. After the Wildcats took an 11-9 lead, back-to-back kills from Daily and rookie
Mikayla Haskell evened the score at 11-11.
A 7-2 run by the Wildcats gave the visitors an 18-13 advantage, and they maintained their lead to secure a 25-17 second-set victory and take a 2-0 match lead.
The Knights opened the third set trading points with Daemen. Trailing 6-4, Queens responded with back-to-back kills from Daily and Sercu to even the score before a service ace from Sercu gave the Knights a 7-6 lead.
Daemen answered with a 6-0 run to take a 12-7 advantage. Despite another comeback attempt by Queens, the Wildcats closed out the match with a 25-19 third-set victory to complete the three-set sweep.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Bennett led the Knights' offense with a team-high seven kills, three digs and one service ace.
- Sercu recorded six kills and a team-best nine digs, along with one service ace and one block.
- Daily posted a team-high 19 assists to go with a career-high five kills and three service aces.
NEXT SERVE
Queens heads to Sparkill, N.Y., on Saturday, Oct. 31, to face the St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans in ECC play. First serve is scheduled for noon.
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