Game 4
Saint Peter's(1-2) vs.
Lehigh University (1-0)
Date: Monday, August 27
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Game 5
Saint Peter's University (1-2) vs. Lafayette College (0-1)
Date: Monday, August 27
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Game 6
Saint Peter's University (1-2) vs. Morgan State University (0-3)
Date: Wednesday, August 29
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Game 7
Saint Peter's University (1-2) vs. Coppin State University (0-3)
Date: Wednesday, August 29
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Opening Word:
- The Saint Peter's University women's volleyball team begins their next set of games at Lafayette College on Monday, August 27th.
- First, they will take on Lehigh University at 3:00 p.m and then Lafayette College at 7:00 p.m
- Following Monday's matches, the Peacocks will travel south to Baltimore, MD for two midweek matches on Wednesday, August 29th at Morgan State.
- The Peacocks will take on Morgan State at 2:00 p.m and then Coppin State at 4:00 p.m.
- Saint Peter's picked up their first win against NJIT (3-2) on Saturday, the programs first win since November 2015.
- The team is now 1-2 on the season.
Scout/Series History:
- Lehigh and Lafayette both opened their seasons against Duquesne.
- Lehigh beat Duquesne (3-1), and Lafayette lost to Duquenne (3-0).
- The Peacock's first game is against Lehigh, who they have not beaten since November 2, 2008 (3-0).
- This will be the 17th time the Peacocks face Lehigh, with the Peacocks trailing the all-time series 4-12.
- The Peacocks will be meeting Lafayette for the 20th time in the team's history, holding a slim 9-10 record against Lafayette.
- Lafayette and Lehigh both opened their season against Saint Peter's last season, each winning (3-0).
- Morgan State opened their season in the Delaware Classic losing all three matches to La Salle, University of Delaware, and Villanova.
- The Peacocks last beat Morgan State in 1995 (3-0), their all time record against Morgan State is (1-3).
- Coppin State enters Wednesday's meeting 0-3, after losing matches to UNC Asheville, Appalachian State, and The Citadel in the UNC Asheville Invitational.
- This will only be the 4th time Coppin State and Saint Peter's meet with the Peacocks trailing the series 1-2,
- Saint Peter's lone win over Coppin State came in 1995.
Up Next:
- The Peacocks head to Boca Raton, Florida for the FAU Invitational, hosted by Florida Atlantic University, over Labor Day Weekend.
- The Peacocks will be playing Florida Atlantic, Bethune Cookman, and Citadel.
Freshmen 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) and 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.
2018 Peacocks:
