FLUSHING, N.Y. – Continuing East Coast Conference (ECC) play, the Queens College women's volleyball team opened the weekend on the road in Sparkill, N.Y., taking on the St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans inside the Spartan Athletic Complex.
The rookie duo of
Zoe Sercu and
Mikayla Haskell combined for 15 kills, but the Knights fell in straight sets as the Spartans completed the season sweep.
Match Recap
The Spartans opened the first set with an 8-3 advantage before a service error and a block from Sercu brought the Knights within three, 8-5. However, STAC responded with a 5-0 run to extend its lead to 13-5, an advantage the Spartans would not relinquish as they claimed the opening set, 25-14.
Queens fell behind early in the second set but attempted to mount a comeback behind rookies
Lucia Bennett and Haskell, who combined for six kills to bring the Knights within five, 18-13. However, a 5-2 run by the Spartans extended their advantage to 23-15 before STAC closed out the set with a 25-16 victory to take a 2-0 match lead.
The Knights fell behind 10-2 in the third set and were unable to recover despite Sercu and junior
Olivia Hyman combining for six kills. The Spartans went on to secure a 25-17 third-set victory to complete the sweep.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Sercu led the Knights' offense with a team-best eight kills to go with five digs and one block.
- Haskell recorded seven kills while hitting .455, adding one block and one dig.
- Bennett tallied four kills and a team-high eight digs
NEXT SERVE
Queens wraps up its home portion of the regular season on Sunday, Nov. 1, as the Knights welcome the Molloy University Lions to Fitzgerald Gymnasium. First serve is scheduled for noon.
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