Women’s Volleyball Earns Second Conference Sweep of the Season

JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Saint Peter's women's volleyball team swept Siena on Sunday afternoon, winning in straight sets for their second MAAC win of the season. 
 
Game Notes vs. Manhattan :

• The Peacocks (4-16, 2-5 MAAC) beat Siena in straight sets, winning (25-12) (25-19) (25-22).
• The team dominated the Saints in the first set jumping out to a 20-8 lead before winning the set 25-12.
•  After winning the first set, the Peacocks pulled out a tight second set, winning (25-19).
• In the final set, Saint Peter's came back after trailing by nine points (7-16) to outscore Siena 18-6 and earn the contest sweep.

Inside the Numbers:

• Karen Ramiu was just shy of a double double with a team high of 17 kills and 8 digs. 
• Alanis Alvarado and Angeleyshka Curbelo both recorded seven kills for the match.
• Alvarado and Ramiu added five kills to help the team.  
• Angelee Ng dished out 31 assists against the Saints.
• Alvarado and Karla Seda earned a team high of 11 digs for the match. 
• The win was the second conference victory and sweep of the season after defeating Manhattan on September 19.
• This was the first home sweep for the Peacocks since October 10, 2010 when that team swept Rider. 
• The two sweeps are the most for the program in nine years, last earning multiple sweeps during the 2009 campaign. 

Coach's Quotes- Amable Martinez

• "A great team win, a well rounded performance in all facets serving, defense and offense."
• "Serving with 10 aces, our offense had our best output of the season, hitting .312. Our defense had 43 digs and 5 blocks holding Siena to .100 hitting percentage."
• "Offensively, Karen had an outstanding game hitting .467, while getting 17 kills, 8 digs and 3 aces." 

Up Next: 

• The Peacocks are on the road again this week.
• The team will play in a non-conference match against FDU on Wednesday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m.