Women’s Volleyball Concludes Non-Conference Schedule at Denver Invitational

Game 11
Saint Peter's (2-8) vs. Idaho State University (3-5)
Date: Friday, September 7
Time: 3:00 p.m. (MDT)
Location: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
 
Game 12
Saint Peter's University (2-8) vs. University of Denver (5-1) 
Date: Saturday, September 8
Time: 12:00 p.m. (MDT)
Location: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
 
Game 13
Saint Peter's University (2-8) vs. FDU (0-6) 
Date: Saturday, September 8
Time: 4:00 p.m. (MDT)
Location:University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
 
Opening Word: 

• The Saint Peter's University women's volleyball head to Denver for their last tournament before conference play. 
• First, they will take on Idaho State at 3:00 p.m on Friday 
• The following day, the Peacocks will face University of Denver at 12 p.m. then FDU at 4:00 p.m. to close out the tournament. 
• Saint Peter's started off their season with their first win against NJIT (3-2), 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 2-8 on the season. 

Scout/Series History: 

• Idaho State, University of Denver, and FDU each opened their season on the road.
• Idaho State picked up their first three wins against Winthrop, Abilene Christian, and Milwaukee. 
• University of Denver has won 5 out of the six games, only losing to Utah. 
• The Peacock's have only faced Idaho State once, losing (3-1) in November 2003. 
• This will be the first time in program history that the team will be up against University of Denver. 
• This will be the 34th time the Peacock's take on FDU.
• Their all-time record against the Knights are (21-11).

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 MAAC Player of the Week and MAAC 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.