Women’s Volleyball Beats FDU in Five Sets on the Road

HACKENSACK, NJ: Women's Volleyball won in a close match against Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday evening. They went through five nail biting sets, winning the first (26-24), the third (28-26), and the fifth (15-11) set. 
 
Game Notes vs. FDU: 

• The Peacocks (5-16, 2-5 MAAC), defeated FDU in five tights sets (26-24) (16-25) (28-26) (23-25) (15-11).
• The Peacocks were able to come out on top in a close first and third set by winning by just two points. 
• FDU forced a fifth set by taking set four.
• In the deciding set, the Peacocks closed it out (15-11) to take the win.

Inside the Numbers:

• Karen Ramiu had a team high 20 kills.
• Alanis Alvarado recorded her sixth double double of the season finishing with 13 kills and 25 digs. 
• Angeleyshka Curbelo was just shy of a double double finishing with nine kills and a season high 21 digs. 
• Karla Seda added 25 digs in the match. 
• Angelee Ng dished out a season high 49 assists to help earn the win. 

Coach's Quotes- Amable Martinez:

• "Tonight's game was a tough one, we struggled offensively throughout the match but the team stuck together and found a way to pull this one out."
• "Our defense was solid as we had our season high total in digs."
• "We showed signs of growth as we pulled together as a team to win the match and redeem ourselves from a loss against FDU earlier in the season."
• "Karen and Alanis lead us offensively in kills as Angelee did a solid job keeping everyone involved."

Up Next: 

• The Peacocks hit the road again for a match this Saturday.
• The team will play Rider at 1 p.m. on October 6.