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HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 27, 2013) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team fell in both matches on Friday evening in the Stevens Invitational to New York University and Susquehanna University in Hoboken. Stevens is now 14-4 overall on the season and will look to rebound tomorrow afternoon against Brooklyn College at 3 p.m.

New York University 3, Stevens 1

In the opening match of the night, NYU avenged an early season loss to the Ducks with a 25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 25-20 victory. Stevens committed 34 errors in attacks and service attempts and hit just .172 in the match. NYU hit .279 and had seven more kills than Stevens. The Ducks did, however, tally eight service aces.

Freshmen Christina Sciarra (Montclair, N.J.) and Mary Tobin (Boothwyn, Pa.) each recorded 12 kills to lead Stevens offensively. Sciarra hit at a .400 clip, while Tobin added 10 digs.

Senior Samantha Gates (Wilmington, N.C.) handed out 39 assists to go along with 10 digs and two aces. Classmate Mary Caulson (West Islip, N.Y.) posted eight kills with three aces and four digs.

Junior Kirsten Salmins (Wyckoff, N.J.) paced Stevens with 22 digs, while fellow junior Katie Hall (Midlothian, Va.) added six kills and three blocks.

Sophomores Annemarie Thomas (Durham, N.C.) and Catie Shelton (Central Square, N.Y.) got in on the action with eight kills and eight digs, respectively.

Susquehanna 3, Stevens 0

In the straight sets loss to the Crusaders, 27-25, 26-24, 25-14, Stevens once again struggled offensively with just a .143 hitting percentage. The Ducks led in set two, 20-10, but lost momentum after a Susquehanna timeout which led to the Crusaders going on a 16-4 run the rest of the way for the comeback win.

Sciarra led the Ducks with nine kills, while Caulson was close behind with seven more. Gates dished out 23 assists and chipped in 10 digs with three aces.

Salmins totaled 12 digs and Tobin pitched in five kills.

The Crusaders used 10 aces and nine total blocks to control play at the service line and net.

After tomorrow's match against Brooklyn, Stevens will head to Elmira College for four conference matches over three days in the second Empire 8 Conference crossover this season. The Ducks will make up a match with Nazareth College on October 3 and then play St. John Fisher College on the 4th. On the final day, October 5, Stevens takes on Elmira and Alfred University.

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