JERSEY CITY, NJ. - The Saint Peter's volleyball team competed in a five-set battle at the Yanitelli Center on Wednesday night. The Peacocks fell three sets to two to NJIT (8-12). Multiple Peacocks hit career high marks. Mackenzie Tucker notched a career-high in kills with 18 and led SPU in service aces with three. Additionally, Skylee Nelson hit a career-high 16 kills.
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At the net, Morgan Thurlow had a team-high five blocks along with 15 kills. Lilly Konrad passed for a team-high 23 assists and SPU freshman Evin Jordee distributed 20 assists. Crystal Nguyen hit a team-high 17 digs.
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In the opening set, the Peacocks were down 12-10 before they went on a 4-0 run that featured a kill from Nelson and a service ace from Tucker. NJIT won 15 of the next 22 points and pulled out the set 25-21.
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The Peacocks responded in the second set. SPU jumped out to a 4-1 lead early. With the set later tied at 17, NJIT committed two errors which gave SPU a 19-17 lead. Saint Peter's rallied and scored seven of the last nine points, and won the second set 25-19.
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A kill from Elena Bilhartz gave the Peacocks a 9-7 advantage in the third set. The Highlanders answered back with a 6-0 run and broke open the set as NJIT closed it out 25-14.
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The fourth set was an epic back-and-forth battle. The Peacocks trailed 8-3 and clawed back. Later in the set, NJIT led 14-10. SPU took six of the next eight points and tied the set at 16-16. The set was tied at 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27. NJIT led 24-23 with the match point in the balance. Tucker made two consecutive clutch kills for the Peacocks which gave SPU a 25-24 advantage. NJIT regained the lead at 27-26. Kills from Thurlow and Nelson gave the lead back to Saint Peter's at 28-27. NJIT committed an error for the final point of the fourth set as the Peacocks pulled it out 29-27.
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In the fifth set, NJIT went on a 5-0 run and took a 7-4 lead. Back-to-back kills from Tucker put the Peacocks in striking distance as they were down 10-8. The Highlanders took five of the last seven points, and won the fifth set 15-10.
Next, the Peacocks host Rider on Saturday Oct. 21 at the Yanitelli Center. The match begins at 1PM and will be streamed on the Peacocks Digital Network. For continuing coverage of Saint Peter's University Athletics, visit SaintPetersPeacocks.com and follow the Peacocks on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
