Saint Elizabeth traveled to NY city to take on the King's College Lions in a rematch of last weekend's 4 set victory by the Eagles at New Rochelle. CSE took the win in a competitive match filled with momentum swings.
Saint Elizabeth was nearly flawless in the first set as the team hit for a .367 avg. (12k - 1err - 30 att) in route to a comfortable and dominant 25-13 set win. The Eagles were led by Katie Cooper and Subhana Wrights offensively in the set.
The second set proved to be a different story altogether. The Lions roared back into the match taking an early 11-6 lead and an 18-13 lead on the Eagles. Although CSE was able to tie the set up at 23, the Lions closed it out 25-23 on tough serving that put the Eagles on their heels. Although the Eagles hit for 11 kills, 8 service errors in the set negated that advantage and allowed the Lions to tie the match at 1 set all.
The third set saw another momentum swing occur. The Eagles got their serving back in order as Katie Cooper struck for 7 service points (including 3 aces) in a 7-0 run that fueled a 25-10 set victory for the Eagles. CSE hit .263 in the set with 8 kills to their credit.
But the Lions would strike back as Saint Elizabeth could not sustain their momentum in the 4th set. While the Lions had their best set, hitting .304 with 12 kills, the Eagles hit .000 with 9 kills. Saint Elizabeth's serving kept the set within reach as the Eagles came back to within 3 points (19-16) after trailing big early (13-5) but the Lions' attack was too much down the stretch and the Eagles bowed out 25-19.
For the 3rd time this season CSE played in a 5th and decisive set. In the earlier 2 (Goucher and Culinary), the Eagles trailed early but finished strong to get the wins. This would be another repeat of what is becoming a habit for Saint Elizabeth. The Eagles trailed 5-3 early when Rachel Hausler served up 2 aces and 8 service points to push the Eagle lead to 11-3, a lead they would not relinquish. Katie Cooper and Subhana Wrights combined for 5 kills in the set to lead the Eagles to their 3rd consecutive 5th set win of the season.
Saint Elizabeth extends their winning streak to 6 games and will enter their first 3 conference matches at SUNY Cobleskill (Cazenovia, Keuka and Cobleskill) this weekend with an 8W-2L record, the best start ever in program history.
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