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Women's Volleyball

Women’s Volleyball Travels to Iona

Match 19
Saint Peter's (1-17, 0-7 MAAC) at Iona (5-10, 3-4 MAAC)
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 13
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Hynes Center, New Rochelle, N.Y.

First Serve
  • Saint Peter's women's volleyball gets a midweek conference match on the road against Iona.
  • The Peacocks showed improvement over their four-match home stretch the past two weekends, winning a trio of sets and pushing a pair of teams that claim two of the top three spots in the MAAC.
  • Led by pin hitters Alanis Alvarado, Angeleyshka Curbelo, and Lily Barnhill, Saint Peter's averaged 11.73 kills per set during the last four matches, nearly three kills better than the team average prior to that stretch.
Things to Know Before the Match

History with Iona
  • Saint Peter's and Iona are facing off for the 52nd time.
  • The Gaels lead the all-time series 32-19.
  • Iona has won nine consecutive matches against Saint Peter's.
  • The Peacocks last defeated Iona in October 2015, when they overcame a two-set deficit to earn a five-set victory in New Rochelle.
Scouting the Gaels
  • Iona is coming off back-to-back wins against Niagara and Manhattan to pull within a game of a .500 record in conference.
  • Sophomore middle blocker Jen Soto has been effective on the offensive end, ranking fifth in the conference with a .317 hitting percentage on 281 total attacks.
Double-Doubles on Double-Doubles
  • The Peacocks have seven doubles in the last four matches, with Alvarado -- the senior outside hitter -- having three, while captain Curbelo and graduate setter Wildalys Rivera each had two.
  • The last match against Quinnipiac was the first time three Peacocks registered a double-double (Alvarado - 16 digs, 14 kills; Curbelo - 14 kills, 13 digs; Soto - 44 assists, 19 digs) in the same match since that same trio did it on Aug. 31, 2019 against Saint Francis Brooklyn.
The Block Game
  • Freshman middle blocker Suzzanne Bigelow ranks seventh in the conference with 41 total blocks, including a conference fourth-best eight solo blocks.
  • Senior middle blocker Stephanie Rivera is closing in on 100 career blocks, needing just eight more to reach the milestone after tallying 28 so far this season.
  • In the last match against Quinnipiac, the Peacocks set a team season-high for total blocks in a match, recording 10 against the Bobcats. Curbelo, a senior, led the team with a career-high six total blocks in the match.
Up Next
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Players Mentioned

Alanis Alvarado

#8 Alanis Alvarado

OH
5' 11"
Senior
Angeleyshka Curbelo

#18 Angeleyshka Curbelo

O/OH
6' 0"
Senior
Stephanie Rivera

#2 Stephanie Rivera

MH
5' 11"
Senior
Lily Barnhill

#15 Lily Barnhill

OH/RS
5' 10"
Freshman
Suzzanne Bigelow

#1 Suzzanne Bigelow

MB
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alanis Alvarado

#8 Alanis Alvarado

5' 11"
Senior
OH
Angeleyshka Curbelo

#18 Angeleyshka Curbelo

6' 0"
Senior
O/OH
Stephanie Rivera

#2 Stephanie Rivera

5' 11"
Senior
MH
Lily Barnhill

#15 Lily Barnhill

5' 10"
Freshman
OH/RS
Suzzanne Bigelow

#1 Suzzanne Bigelow

6' 1"
Freshman
MB

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