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HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 13, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team notched a pair of three-set victories on Saturday in Canavan Arena over Hartwick College and Kean University. With the wins, Stevens is now 8-2 on the year and 1-0 in the Empire 8 Conference with its triumph over Hartwick.

The Ducks continued their streak of seven or more service aces in a match since the first contest of the season, tallying 13 in the opener against Hartwick and eight more in the night cap versus Kean. Stevens also hit a combined .275 in the sweep.

Stevens 3, Hartwick 0

In the conference opener for both teams, the Ducks ran away with the straight sets win, 25-13, 25-13, 25-18. Stevens created a huge disparity in hitting percentage, holding Hartwick to .013, while swinging at a .274 clip on its side of the court. More impressively, Stevens hit .524 in the second set, compared to -.105 for the Hawks.

Sophomore Mary Tobin (Boothwyn, Pa.) guided the offense with 11 kills and hit .350 overall. Tobin also recorded eight digs and two blocks. In the second set, she put together a string of three kills in four points to give the Ducks their largest lead of the set at 17-8.

Senior Katie Hall (Midlothian, Va.) registered seven aces to go along with a pair of kills. After Stevens trailed, 1-0, in the second set, Hall put down a kill and proceeded to put the Ducks ahead, 6-1, on five consecutive service aces.

Classmate Ashley Castillo (Cresskill, N.J.) handed out a match-best 30 assists and also chipped in four kills on a .667 hitting percentage. Freshman Sydni Horner (Columbia, Md.) registered a match-high 15 digs defensively with two aces.

Freshman Brianna Evans (Spokane, Wash.) finished the match with a .500 hitting percentage on six kills in 10 attempts, while junior Annemarie Thomas (Durham, N.C.) went a perfect 3-for-3 in kills with two blocks.

Junior Kristen Herchenroder (Breezy Point, N.Y.) and sophomore Christina Sciarra (Montclair, N.J.) each added five kills. Sciarra tallied three aces as well.

Stevens 3, Kean 0

The night cap was tightly contested throughout despite a three-set win for the Ducks. Stevens secured its sixth sweep of the season after handing Kean a 25-22, 25-21, 25-17 defeat. Stevens notched 43 kills, which exceeded the Cougars by 14, and hit .133 higher than Kean.

Evans was a true difference maker against Kean after the second set, as she scored 13 of her match-high 14 kills in the final two games. She also posted 12 digs with three aces and hit .480 overall.

Tobin was close behind with 12 kills on 28 attempts for a .321 clip. Thomas hit .400 on 10 swings with five kills.

Castillo once again led all players with 36 assists to go along with six digs, while Horner added nine more digs.

Hall flip-flopped her stat line from the first match, as she contributed seven kills and two aces. Sciarra had four more kills with two aces, while junior Catie Shelton (Central Square, N.Y.) tallied five digs.

The Ducks travel to SUNY New Paltz on September 17 for a 7 p.m. contest before returning home for seven-straight matches from September 20 to October 1.


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