Box Score Old Brookville, N.Y. - The Adelphi University volleyball team traveled to the campus of LIU-Post in Old Brookville, New York on Friday, September 14 to participate in the LIU-Post Tournament, facing Caldwell College. The Panthers dug their way out of holes of 1-0 and 2-1, forcing a fifth game, but could not pick up the victory, falling 14-25, 25-17, 17-25, 25-21 and 10-15. The loss drops Adelphi's overall record fo 2-6 on the season.
Kaitlyn DeStefano led all players with 15 kills and both
Samantha Breidenbach and
Colleen Raga put down 10 balls.
Katie Bryson quarterbacked the offense to the tune of 43 assists, while
Bianca Hernandez had a game-high 21 digs and
Bree Popham chipped in 10.
Adelphi and Caldwell played tight early, with five ties in the first 12 points, including one at 6-6. However, from there the Cougars ripped off a 11-3 run that put the Panthers in an eight point hole, 17-9, that they could not dig out of, falling 25-14. The second game was more of the same, with eight ties in the first 24 points and was knotted at 12 when a Breidenbach kill sparked a 13-5 run that concluded with a
Samantha Rico kill and a 25-17 Brown and Gold victory.
Caldwell came out hot in game three, darting out to a 8-4 lead. Adelphi would close to within two points, at 15-13, but the Cougars responded with a 10-4 run to out distance the Panthers and pick up the game, 25-17. The Cougars game four just like game three, stalking out to a 16-9 lead. This time the Brown and Gold rallied on another Breidenbach kill that set off a 7-1 run, knotting the action at 17 thanks to a Caldwell miscue. From that point it was back and forth and was tied at 21 when back-to-back kills from Raga and
Emily Dorko and two Cougar mistakes gave Adelphi a 25-21 win.
The fifth and final game got off to a fast start for Caldwell, as they put Adelphi in a 6-2 hole early. The Panthers rallied to get within three late, 11-8, but ran out of steam as the Cougars pulled away for a 15-10 game five win and the match victory.
Adelphi will return to action on Saturday, September 15 when they finish out play at the LIU-Post Tournament in Brookville, New York against Molloy College and host LIU-Post.
