Game 21
Saint Peter's (4-16) vs.FDU (2-14)
Date: Wednesday, October 3
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Rothman Center, Hackensack, NJ
Game 22
Saint Peter's (4-16, MAAC 2-5) vs. Rider (7-6, 3-3 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, October 6
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Alumni Gymnasium, Lawrenceville, NJ
Opening Word:
- The Saint Peter's University women's volleyball team is back on the road for two games this week.
- The team will start the week off with their final non conference game of the season against Fairleigh Dickinson.
- Then on Saturday the team heads up to Lawrenceville to face Rider University.
- The Peacocks face FDU on Wednesday at 7 p.m., before Rider on Saturday at 1 p.m.
- The team 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.
- Freshman Alanis Alvarado leads the team with a total of 179 kills, Angeleyshka Curbelo is leading in points (203.5) and Karla Seda has 274 digs in 20 games.
- Alvarado has also recorded a team-best five double-doubles.
Scout/Series History:
- This will be the second time the Peacocks face FDU this season.
- In the first match, the Knights won (3-0) to earn their first win of the season.
- Their second win on the season was against Delaware State on September 15.
- This will be the 34th time the Peacocks take on FDU, with an all-time record of (22-11).
- Rider has picked up three conference wins against Quinnipiac, Niagara, and Siena.
- The Broncs also have three conference losses against Fairfield, Canisius, and Marist.
- The Peacocks' all-time record against Rider is (20-22).
- The last time the team beat Rider was on October 10, 2010, winning (3-0).
Up Next
- The Peacocks are back in Jersey City for two matches next weekend.
- On Saturday, October 12 the team will face Niagara at 1 p.m.
- On Sunday, October 13, the team will play Canisius at 1 p.m.
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, Co-Rookie 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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