HOBOKEN, N.J. (October 13, 2018)  – Junior Sara Hain totaled 23 kills across two matches as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team went 1-1 on the second day of the 2018 Stevens Invitational.

Hain and junior Taleen Mitchell combined for 21 kills to lead the Ducks to a 3-1 win over the Knights of Arcadia University (25-19, 19-25, 25-15, 25-16).

In the closing match, Hain delivered an additional 12 kills as Stevens fell to Stockton University, 3-0 (23-25, 24-26, 15-25). The Ducks are now 20-6 this season.

Arcadia dropped their second match of the day to No. 18 Ithaca College, 3-1. The Knights were led by Shannon Ryan, who combined for 31 kills over the two matches. Arcadia is now 17-8 overall.

Stockton won both of their matches on the second day of the invitational, including a 3-1 win against Haverford College. The Ospreys' Allie Desmond led the team with 32 kills across the two contests. Stockton improved to 23-6.

Volleys and Points (Arcadia)

• The Knights opened the match with a 2-0 lead.
• Stevens answered with a 6-0 run, including two kills from freshman Corinne Dougherty and two aces from junior Shelby Stewart.
• Arcadia earned the next three points after a Ducks attack error and two aces by Mackenzie Hale.
• After a kill by Lauren Enfield, the Ducks went on a 4-0 run, led by two kills from Mitchell to help distance Stevens from the Knights.
• Mitchell set down a set from senior Brianna Perez, followed by an attack error by Arcadia to close out the first set.
• Back-to-back kills from Arcadia opened up the second set of the match.
• With the Ducks up 6-4, the Knights scored four consecutive points to take the lead.
• Mitchell ended the streak with a kill.
• With the score tied 11-11, Arcadia scored the next three points after an attack error by Stevens and two kills from Shannon Ryan to take back the lead.
• The Ducks put themselves ahead of Arcadia after kills delivered by freshman Terence Chan and Perez.
• The Knights earned three points after a strong attack with two kills and an ace to take back the lead they would not give up the rest of the set.
• A kill by Ryan opened the scoring of the third set as the Knights took a 4-0 lead.
• Three straight errors by the Knights brought the Ducks within one.
• Stevens earned four unanswered points, led by two kills from Hain to regain the lead, 12-9.
• The Knights tried to climb back, but a 7-0 run by the Ducks put Stevens too far out of reach.  
• The Ducks began the fourth set with a 3-0 lead.
• A kill from Katie Wilson ended the run and put the Knights on the board.
• With Stevens up 12-7, Arcadia scored three straight points to bring the Knights within two.
• Both teams alternated points, before Stevens scored the final four, led by Chan with two kills.

Match Point (Arcadia)

• Freshman Roxy Stirb served an ace to finish the match.

Volleys and Points (Stockton)

• The Ducks scored the first point of the match off of an Emily Sullivan service error.
• Allie Desmond evened the score with a kill.
• Tied 9-9, the Ducks scored three points after Dougherty delivered a kill and the Ospreys committed two errors.
• With Stevens up 21-17, Stockton went on a 4-0 run to tie the set.
• Despite two kills from Stewart and Dougherty, respectively, the Ospreys were able to grab ahold of the first set.
• Hain opened up the second set with a kill off of a pass from Perez.
• Caity Ulmer answered with a kill to even the score.
• A kill from Perez started a 7-0 run for Stevens, putting them in the lead, 16-12.
• Five consecutive points from the Ospreys evened the score at 19.
• The teams alternated points before a kill by Chan tied up the match at 24.
• Back-to-back kills from Ulmer and Desmond finished off the set for Stockton.
• The third set opened with an attack error by Stevens and a kill from Desmond to give the Ospreys the 2-0 lead.
• Three straight kills delivered by junior Kristen Edmiston, Stewart, and Dougherty gave the Ducks a 4-3 lead.
• A 4-0 run for Stockton helped to distance the Ospreys from Stevens.
• The remainder of the match went point-for-point, before Stockton rallied of four points to complete the match.

Match Point (Stockton)

• A Ducks attack error gave Stockton the final point of the match.

Inside the Numbers (Arcadia)

• Arcadia had an impressive .455 hitting percentage in the second set of the match.
• The Ducks held the Knights to a negative hitting percentage in the third set.
• Stevens had a strong net presence, blocking the Knights 12 times.
• Despite the loss, Arcadia held the edge in kills, assists and digs.

Inside the Numbers (Stockton)

• Hain led all players with a .750 hitting percentage, with 12 kills on 16 attempts.
• Freshman Elizabeth Chu led all players with 21 digs.
• Dougherty had a career-high 10 digs.
• Desmond led Stockton with a .444 hitting percentage.
• Stevens led in total kills, aces, assists and digs.

Unsung Hero

• Freshman Kathleen Riegner had a career-high of seven digs in Stevens' first match. The Monroe, N.Y. native also added 28 assists across the two contests.

From the Sidelines

• "After a good win against Arcadia, we were unable to get into the rhythm we needed to pull out a victory against a tough Stockton squad."
• "We will regroup and get back to playing volleyball the way we are capable and look to rebound against Hunter this week."

Up Next

• The Ducks host Hunter College on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7 P.M. for a non-conference match at Canavan Arena.

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