Women’s Volleyball Falls to Iona

JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Saint Peter's University women's volleyball team fell to the Iona Gaels 0-3 (20-25, 16-25, 21-25) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play on Sunday afternoon. The Peacocks' MAAC record drops to 1-1 on the season.

Match Notes

• Saint Peter's and Iona came out with energy in the opening set as both team's exchanged points to the tune of five ties and four lead changes before the midway point of the set.
• Despite the evenly matched action, the Peacocks surrendered the first set 20-25.
• Saint Peter's tied the second set twice at one and two points, but the Peacocks never took the lead and ended up dropping the frame 16-25.
• The Peacocks never led the rest of the way, giving up the third set 21-25.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Alanis Alvarado led the Peacocks with her fifth double-double of the season. The all-conference sophomore posted 12 kills, 10 digs, two blocks, and an assist in the match.
• Danielle Lopez registered seven kills, two blocks and added an ace for her stat line.
• Angeleyshka Curbelo had six kills, with three assists on the afternoon.
• Wildalys Soto was the team leader with 24 assists; she added eight digs and a block.
• Karla Seda paced the defense with 13 digs.

 
Coach's Quotes – Joe Chojnacki

• "Overall, I'm not happy with the way we played. We came out flat for some reason and never really got going until late in the 3rd set."
• "Eight team blocking errors is very uncharacteristic for us; we'll have to work on that in practice."
• "Some bright spots, I thought we were better offensively. Alanis Alvarado played well with 12 kills and 10 digs, also Danielle Lopez had a nice day with seven kills, hit .375 and had two blocks."

 
Up Next

• Non-conference play resumes for Saint Peter's on Tuesday, September 24 when the team travels to Lafayette for a 7 p.m. first serve.

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