FLUSHING, N.Y. – Concluding their homestand Thursday evening, the Queens College women's volleyball team welcomed Felician University to Fitzgerald Gymnasium for a non-conference matchup.
The Knights were led by rookies
Zoe Sercu and
Lucia Bennett, who combined for 17 kills and five blocks, but Felician earned a three-set victory over Queens.
MATCH RECAP
The Knights trailed 10-5 early in the opening set before a Felician service error sparked a 5-0 Queens run to even the score at 10-10.
After the Golden Falcons reclaimed a 14-12 advantage, a double block from Sercu and rookie
Mikayla Haskell helped Queens string together three straight points and take a 15-14 lead.
Felician answered with back-to-back points to regain the lead before rookie
Garnette Webb tied the set at 16-16 with a kill.
The teams combined for four ties and two lead changes before the Golden Falcons used a 3-0 run to create separation and secure a 25-21 first-set victory.
Felician controlled the second set from the outset, outhitting Queens .500 to .263 while recording 15 kills and seven service aces. The Golden Falcons claimed the set, 25-12, to take a 2-0 match lead.
The third set featured four ties and one lead change as the Knights mounted one of their strongest rallies of the night. With Queens trailing 8-7, Felician used a 6-1 run to build a 14-8 advantage.
Sercu and Haskell helped the Knights cut the deficit to two at 14-12 before Felician responded with three straight points.
Trailing 17-12, Queens rallied behind Sercu and Bennett, who combined for four kills during a 7-3 run that brought the Knights within one at 20-19. Felician once again answered, closing out the set, 25-22, to complete the three-set victory.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Sercu led the Knights with nine kills and added a career-best four blocks.
- Bennett recorded eight kills, two digs and one block.
- Webb finished with five kills, two blocks and one service ace.
- Haskell added three kills and three blocks.
- Rookie Jaslynn Daily posted a team-best 13 assists to go with six digs.
NEXT SERVE
Queens begins a seven-match road swing Saturday, Sept. 5, in New Haven, Conn., when the Knights compete in the SCSU Tri-Match against host Southern Connecticut State University and Franklin Pierce University. First serve is set for 10:00 a.m.
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