Game 23
Saint Peter's (5-17, 2-6 MAAC) vs.Niagara (5-12, 5-3 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, October 13
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Yanitelli Center, Jersey City, NJ
Game 24
Saint Peter's (5-17, 2-6 MAAC) vs. Canisius (8-9, 6-2 MAAC)
Date: Sunday, October 14
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Yanitelli Center, Jersey City, NJ
Opening Word:
- The Saint Peter's University women's volleyball team is back at home for two matches this weekend, facing both Niagara and Canisius for the second time this season.
- The team will start the weekend off with Niagara on Saturday at 1 p.m. and Canisius on Sunday at 1 p.m.
- The Peacocks picked up their first conference win of the season with a sweep against Manhattan on September 19.
- The Peacocks picked up their second conference sweep against Siena on Sunday, September 30.
- In non-conference action, Saint Peter's picked up a win against NJIT on August 25th, the program's first win since November 2015, and followed that up with up with their second win of the season against Lafayette College.
- The Peacocks will be supporting Dig Pink and the Side-Out Foundationwhile raising breast cancer awareness at both of their matches.
Scout/Series History:
- This will be the second time the Peacocks face Niagara this season.
- In the first match against the Purple Eagles, Niagara won (3-2), giving them their second conference win of the season.
- This will be the second season meeting against Canisius College.
- The Golden Griffins beat the Peacocks (3-1) in the first match up.
- The last time the Peacocks beat Canisius was October 2, 2010.
- The match on Sunday against Niagara will be the 39th time the Peacocks will face the Purple Eagles.
Up Next
- The Peacocks are on the road again on Wednesday, October 17, at 2 p.m. with a match up against Iona College.
- Then the team will play Quinnipiac on Saturday, October 20 at 7 p.m.
- The following day, the Peacocks will take on Fairfield on Sunday, October 21.
MAAC Weekly Honors
- Freshman Alanis Alvarado picked up two awards to start the season, earning Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for the Week of August 27.
- Freshman Karen Ramiu earned her first award, Player of the Week, for the week of October 2.
Freshman Leading the Flock at Bucknell Invitational
- The Peacocks were led by their young freshmen talent at the Bucknell Invitational, the first tournament of the season, giving the program its first win in over two season.
- Alanis Alvarado led the attack at the invitational, posting a team-high 41 kills (3.42 kills per set), followed by Angeleyshka Curbelo, who was second on the team with 23 kills (1.92 kills per set).
- Angelee Ng led the sets by posting a team-best 74 assists (6.73 assists per set). She also posted the most service aces on the team with four total.
- Defensively, Alvarado posted the most digs for the Peacocks, logging 56 (4.67 digs per set).
- In the winning match against NJIT, Alvarado (21 kills, 29 digs), Curbelo (11 kills, 15 digs), and Ng (41 assists, 17 digs) each posted double-doubles, marking the first time three Peacocks registered double-doubles in a match since November 11, 2015. Alvarado's 20-20 was also the programs first since the same date.
- Alvarado concluded the invitational by being named to the All-Tournament team.
Puerto Rican's Leading the Flock
- The Saint Peter's women's volleyball team is the only Division I team in the country with 10 active student-athletes on the roster born in Puerto Rico.
- In addition, 70 percent of the Peacocks points this season have been scored by players native to Puerto Rico.
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