Game 25
Saint Peter's (6-18, 3-7 MAAC) vs.Iona (11-5, 9-1 MAAC)
Date: Wednesday, October 17
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Hynes Athletic Center, New Rochelle, NY
Game 26
Saint Peter's (6-18, 3-7 MAAC) vs. Quinnipiac (3-17, 2-8 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, October 20
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: People's United Center, Hamden, CT
Game 27
Saint Peter's (6-18, 3-7 MAAC) vs. Fairfield (9-11, 8-3 MAAC)
Date: Sunday, October 21
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Alumni Hall, Fairfield, CT
Opening Word:
- The Saint Peter's University women's volleyball team is back on the road for the next three matches this week.
- The team will start the week off with Iona on Wednesday night at 7pm.
- Then this weekend, the Peacock's will be in Connecticut to face Quinnipiac on Saturday and Fairfield on Sunday.
- Both matches will be played at 1 p.m. this weekend.
- Saint Peter's added its third conference win of the season by knocking off Canisius 3-1 on Sunday.
- Earlier in the season, the Peacocks picked up sweeps against Manhattan on September 19 and Siena on September 30.
- In non-conference action, Saint Peter's earned 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.
Scout/Series History:
- The Peacocks face Iona on Wednesday for the first time this season.
- The Peacocks' all time record against the Gaels is 19-28.
- The team will have their second meeting of the season against Quinnipiac on Saturday.
- In the first meeting, the Peacocks fell to the Bobcats (3-2).
- This will be the second season meeting against Fairfield University as well.
- The Stags beat the Peacocks (3-0) in the first match up in Jersey City.
- The last time the Peacocks beat Fairfield was on November 14, 2010, winning (3-1).
Up Next
- The Peacocks continue on the road the following weekend.
- On Saturday, October 27, the team will head up to New York to face Siena at 1 p.m.
- The following day, Sunday, October 28, the Peacocks will play Marist at 1 p.m. to conclude the weekend.
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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