The Eagles not only won their 4th match in conference but also got themselves to .500 with a dominant win over SUNY Morrisville. Most importantly though, the Eagles set a new St. Elizabeth record for wins in a season (12) with the 25-13, 25-19, 25-13 victory over the Mustangs.
CSE was locked in a tight duel early in set one (12-10) until Katie Cooper rotated to serve and proceeded to rattle off 4 service points -including an ace- which gave the Eagles an insurmountable 16-10 lead. The Mustangs got one back but the Eagles countered with another devastating 4 point run to push the lead to 20-11. The Eagles finished off with a 5-2 run to close it out 25-13.
The second set was another tight affair. The Mustangs, however, played like a desperate team and did not yield to the Eagles' serving pressure as in set one. This resulted in a better offensive output by the Mustangs and they were able to match the Eagles' attack game for most of the set. The turning point of the set occurred at 17-17when the Mustangs failed to convert on a transition attack attempt which was then followed by an ace by Kareemah Muhammad. This 2 point swing set the stage for a 6-2 run that closed out the set 25-19.
The third set saw the Eagles take an early lead at 5-2 and never look back. Although the Mustangs closed to within 1 at 7-6, the Eagles went a 5-1 run to extend the lead to 12-7. Another 5-2 run sparked by the serving of Amy Cooper sealed the fate of SUNY Morrisville as the Mustangs were looking at an impossible task of coming back from a 17-9 deficit. The Eagles kept the pressure on to finish off the set on a 8-4 run to close out the match 3-0.
Katie Cooper and Kareemah Muhammad led the way with 28 of the team's 42 kills. Subhana Wrights added 10 blocks
The Eagles face-off against SUNY IT tomorrow at noon as they fight to enter the NEAC tourney and try extend their wins record.
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