The Screaming Eagles felt confident after the Keystone match but the St. Joe's serving created numerous miscues by the young CSE guns and their confidence was shaken. The first 2 sets (9-25 and 10-25) were underwhelming. The Eagles struggled to get into any rhythm and couldn't seem to find the chemistry on the court that would help them find success. But after a spirited coach's meeting with the team in between sets 2 and 3, the Eagles seemed to find their heart. Maria Machuca led the spark with some outstanding serving, creating an early lead for the Eagles (9-2). Leading 12-5 after Luz Campoverde's serving, the Bears went on 7-1 run that brought them to within 1 at 13-12.
The match went back and forth but the Eagles pulled ahead (20-16) late behind the serving of freshman Kareemah Muhammad and key kills by the vastly improved Subhana Wrights out of the middle. The Eagles jumped to a 21-18 lead but saw that evaporate quickly and trailed 22-21 late in the set. Subhana Wrights' key kill gave the serve back to the Eagles who proceeded to close out the set (25-23) behind the serving of Machuca and Campoverde.
Although the Eagles fell to the Bears in the 4th set, the set was a highly competitive affair with both teams going on runs throughout the course of the set. The Bears pulled away late to close out the set 25-19 but Chanice Sears, Jacqulyn Scott and Maria Machuca were key in keeping the match close most of the way.
Chanice Sears led the team in kills and aces (6) while Maria Machuca had 5 aces of her own. Subhana Wrights had her best day of the season with 3 kills and 2 blocks while Kareemah Muhammad led the team defensively with 5 digs.
The team hosts William Paterson in Morristown at 7pm on Tuesday, 9/21.
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