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Women’s Volleyball Hosts Rider On Saturday in Regular Season Finale

Women’s volleyball will close out the regular season against the Rider Broncs

Game 32
Saint Peter's (7-24, 4-13 MAAC) vs.Rider (17-9, 12-5 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, November 10
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: The Yanitelli Center, Jersey City, NJ
 
Opening Word: 
  • The Saint Peter's University women's volleyball team plays their final home game of the season on Saturday.
  • Three Peacocks will be honored in their final game at the Yanitelli Center: Kali Viles, Alexus Sharp, and Kenyale McGinnis. 
  • The team will play Rider University for the second time this season. 
  • Last time out, the Peacocks earned their fourth conference win of the season, knocking off Manhattan in five sets, 3-2 on November 4.
  • Saint Peter's added its third conference win of the season by knocking off Canisius 3-1 on Sunday, October 14.
  • 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 Rider on Saturday for the second time this season. 
  • In the first meeting on October 6, Rider swept the Peacocks (3-0).
  • The Peacocks' all time record against Rider is 20-23.
  • The last time the Peacocks beat Rider was on October 10, 2010, winning (3-0). 
Up Next
  • The Peacocks head to the MAAC tournament in Orlando, Florida
  • Their first match will be on November 16.
  • Time and seedings are TBD pending final regular season results.
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. 
2018 Peacocks  
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kenyale McGinnis

#1 Kenyale McGinnis

OH
5' 9"
Senior
Alexus Sharp

#4 Alexus Sharp

MH
6' 0"
Senior
Kali Viles

#7 Kali Viles

OPP
5' 10"
Senior
Alanis Alvarado

#8 Alanis Alvarado

OH
5' 11"
Freshman
Gabriela Castro

#27 Gabriela Castro

DS
5' 7"
Freshman
Angeleyshka Curbelo

#18 Angeleyshka Curbelo

OH
6' 0"
Freshman
Andrea Lombeyda

#24 Andrea Lombeyda

DS/L
5' 6"
Freshman
Angelee Ng

#5 Angelee Ng

S
5' 8"
Freshman
Karen Ramiu

#23 Karen Ramiu

OH/RS
6' 0"
Freshman
Stephanie Rivera

#2 Stephanie Rivera

MH
5' 11"
Freshman
Natalia Velez

#6 Natalia Velez

MB/OH
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kenyale McGinnis

#1 Kenyale McGinnis

5' 9"
Senior
OH
Alexus Sharp

#4 Alexus Sharp

6' 0"
Senior
MH
Kali Viles

#7 Kali Viles

5' 10"
Senior
OPP
Alanis Alvarado

#8 Alanis Alvarado

5' 11"
Freshman
OH
Gabriela Castro

#27 Gabriela Castro

5' 7"
Freshman
DS
Angeleyshka Curbelo

#18 Angeleyshka Curbelo

6' 0"
Freshman
OH
Andrea Lombeyda

#24 Andrea Lombeyda

5' 6"
Freshman
DS/L
Angelee Ng

#5 Angelee Ng

5' 8"
Freshman
S
Karen Ramiu

#23 Karen Ramiu

6' 0"
Freshman
OH/RS
Stephanie Rivera

#2 Stephanie Rivera

5' 11"
Freshman
MH
Natalia Velez

#6 Natalia Velez

6' 0"
Freshman
MB/OH

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