Game 19
Saint Peter's (3-15, 1-4 MAAC) vs.Marist (6-7, 3-1 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, September 29
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Yanitelli Center, Jersey City, NJ
Game 20
Saint Peter's (3-15 1-4 MAAC) vs. Siena (1-13, 0-3 MAAC)
Date: Sunday, September 30
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Yanitelli Center, Jersey City, NJ
Opening Word:
- The Saint Peter's University women's volleyball team is back at home for two conference matches this weekend.
- The team will start the weekend off hosting Marist on Saturday.
- The following day the Peacocks will take on Siena.
- Both games this weekend are at 1 p.m in the Yanitelli Center.
- The team picked up their first conference win of the season against Manhattan on September 19 winning by a sweep.
- 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 169 kills and 187 points and Karla Seda has 247 digs in 18 games.
- Alvarado has also recorded a team-best five double-doubles.
Scout/Series History:
- Marist College has won three out of the four games in the conference, beating Canisius, Niagara, and Siena.
- They had their first conference loss against Fairfield losing (3-0).
- The last time the Peacocks beat Marist was September 28, 2008, winning (3-2).
- This will be the 37th time the Peacock's face Marist College.
- Siena has only picked up one win so far this season.
- Their only win was against Lafayette College winning (3-0).
- The last time the Peacocks beat Siena was on November 6, 2004 winning (3-0).
- This will be the 40th time the team plays against Siena.
Up Next
- The Peacocks are back on the road after this weekend for a non-conference match.
- The team will play Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday, October 3 at 7 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 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.
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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