Box Score
Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University volleyball team won its second straight match with a 3-1 (25-17, 25-11, 23-25, 25-17) victory over American International College in Northeast-10 Conference action on Saturday at the Center for Recreation and Sports. Winners of six of their last seven matches, the Panthers improve to 9-7 overall and 2-0 in NE-10 play. The Yellow Jackets fall to 7-8 overall and 2-2 in the league with the loss.
Junior
Colleen Raga smashed a match-best 11 kills to pace the Panthers, marking her second-best single game total of the season.
Chelsea Overholt registered nine kills, while
Samantha Rico and
Emily Dorko finished with eight and seven kills, respectively.
Katie Bryson dished out a team-high 22 assists and freshman
Alayna Jackson finished with 11 helpers.
The Panthers used 12 service aces in the victory for their third consecutive match with double-digit aces.
Bree Popham led the way with four, bumping Adelphi's average to 12.33 aces over the last three matches.
For AIC, Phoebe Lettington led her squad with nine kills, and Kervelle Redhead handed out a match-high 28 assists.
Laser-sharp focus on the attacking front resulted in just three attacking errors for Adelphi after two sets, which the Panthers took by decisive scores of 25-17 and 25-11. The Panthers appeared ready to close out the match in three, but the Yellow Jackets refused to fold and used a six-point swing late in the set to turn a 20-17 disadvantage into a 23-20 lead. Adelphi managed to claw back within a point, but back-to-back attack errors spelled a 25-23 win for AIC in set three.
The two squads battled to a 7-7 tie early in the fourth set, but consecutive aces by Bryson and a pair of Rico kills swung the momentum to the Adelphi side. The lead swelled to seven after a handful of AIC attack miscues, and
Alexandra Kahen delivered two of her three aces on the day to give the Panthers a 20-12 lead.
Bailey Swan crushed a kill for the visitors to make it 24-17, but the Yellow Jackets would get no closer as Dorko put the finishing touches on a dump shot to the front right corner to seal set four, 25-17.
The Panthers return to action tomorrow with a non-league doubleheader at Dowling College. Adelphi takes on Georgian Court University at 2 p.m. before facing the Golden Lions at 4 p.m.
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