LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The Saint Peter's women's volleyball lost in four sets against Rider on Saturday afternoon to open conference play.
The attack for the Peacocks was led by a trio of freshmen, as Elena Bilhartz, Ava Harmon, and Morgan Thurlow each had nine, eight, and eight kills, respectively.
Match Notes
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The Peacocks won a thrilling first set by a score of 25-23. This counted as their first set victory of the year.
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Freshman Ivanka Sikiric did her part in the first set, as the Peacocks scored seven points while she was serving, which included three aces.
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The second set was all Rider, as the Broncs went on a 5-0 scoring run to end the second set by a score of 25-13.
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A 9-0 run by the Broncs had Rider up early in the third set by a 12-5 score, but the Peacocks fought back thanks to Madison Somberg's serving ability. Saint Peter's tied it at 22 before Rider was able to close out the third set by a score of 25-23
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The Peacocks responded with four straight points to open the fourth set, but the Broncs were able to string together another 9-0 run to end the match with a fourth set victory by a score of 25-18
Inside the Numbers
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Bilhartz led the Peacocks with 13 points and her aforementioned nine kills.
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Ava Harmon was second on the team in points with 9.5 and eight kills.
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Freshman Laken Dillion had 12 digs while Madison Somberg had 11.
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Ivanka Sikiric led the Peacocks with four aces. Alexis Kapales was one shy of the lead with three.
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The Peacocks paced the Broncs in both Total Attacks and Service Aces, but Rider's Attack Percentage of .286 was .150 better than Saint Peter's.
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