Women's Volleyball Heads to Florida for the FAU Invitational

 
Game 8
Saint Peter's (2-5) vs. Florida Atlantic University (0-3)
Date: Friday, August 31
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
 
Game 9
Saint Peter's University (2-5) vs. Bethune Cookman (1-2) 
Date: Friday, August 31
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
 
Game 10
Saint Peter's University (2-5) vs. Citadel (1-2) 
Date: Saturday, September 1
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location:Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
 
Opening Word: 

• The Saint Peter's University women's volleyball team begins their next set of games at the FAU Invitational in Boca Raton, Florida on August 31st. 
• First, they will take on Florida Atlantic University at 12:00 p.m on Friday and then Bethune Cookman at 4:30 p.m.
• The following day, the Peacocks will face Citadel at 10 a.m. to close out the week. 
• Saint Peter's picked up their first win against NJIT (3-2) on Saturday, the program's first win since November 2015.
• Later that week, the Peacock's picked up their second win of the season against Lafayette College (3-1).
• The team is now (2-5) on the season.
• Freshman Alanis Alvarado leads the team with 87 kills, 92 digs, and 97 points in the seven games.
• She also has recorded a team-best three double-doubles.

Scout/Series History: 

• Florida Atlantic, Bethune Cookman, and Citadel each opened their season on the road.
• Florida Atlantic has only won one set in the 2018 season, against University of Miami.
• Bethune Cookman opened their season with a win against Texas Southern University (3-1).
• Citadel took on Coppin State to pick up their first win on the season as well (3-0).
• The Peacocks have only faced Florida Atlantic one time, playing in 2005 and losing (3-1).
• This will be the first time in program history that the Peacocks face Bethune Cookman and Citadel. 

Up Next: 

• The Peacocks head to Denver, Colorado to play in a the Denver Invitational at the University of Denver.
• The Peacocks will be playing Idaho State, University of Denver, and Fairleigh Dickinson.

MAAC Weekly Honors:   

• Freshman Alanis Alvarado picked up two awards to start the season, earning Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week the Week of August 27. 

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.

2018 Peacocks: 

• Head Coach Amable Martinez goes into his second season with the Peacocks. 
• The Peacocks return 10 letter winners this season. 
• Seven Players joined the squad this season: Stephanie Rivera, Angelee Ng, Natalia Velez, Alanis Alvarado, Angeleyshka Curbelo, Andrea Lombeyda, and Gabriela Castro.