HOBOKEN, N.J. (October 5, 2018)  – Freshman Elizabeth Chu registered 20 digs and junior Taleen Mitchell added nine kills and 17 digs, but the Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team fell to No. 4 Johnson & Wales University 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-17) Friday night in a non-conference matchup at Canavan Arena.

Senior Brianna Perez dished out 13 assists and recorded one block for the Ducks, whose 15-match winning streak was ended by the fourth-ranked Wildcats. This was the first meeting between the teams since the 2010 NCAA Tournament, where Stevens defeated Johnson & Wales 3-2 in the New York Regional. Stevens fell to 15-4 on the year, with all four setbacks coming to nationally-ranked opponents.

Johnson & Wales' Kate Walker led all players with 10 kills, while Maria Coniglio led the Wildcats with 15 digs. The Wildcats improve to 18-1 on the year.

Volleys and Points

• Back-to-back kills from Taleen Mitchell followed by an Elizabeth Chu service ace gave the Ducks a 3-0 lead to start the opening set.
• The Wildcats began to climb back before the team alternated the next 15 points.
• Tied at 13, the Wildcats began to pull away from the Ducks and kept the lead the remainder of the set.
• Johnson & Wales opened the second set with three straight kills from Gabbie Scudder, Walker and Katie Leidhold.
• A kill by freshman Corinne Dougherty followed by a bad set from the Wildcats put the Ducks on the board before both teams traded the next five points.
• Johnson & Wales went on a 4-0 run to put the Wildcats up 11-7.
• Straight out of a timeout, another Dougherty kill snapped the Wildcats run.
• With the Wildcats up 15-10, Stevens clawed back after two Johnson & Wales attack errors and a kill from Junior Shelby Stewart.
• Ultimately, the Wildcats distanced themselves from the Ducks to close out the second set.
• Stevens went on a 5-0 run at the beginning of the third set.
• Following a Johnson & Wales timeout with the Ducks up 13-8, the Wildcats came out and scored the next six points before committing an attack error to even out the score at 14.
• A 4-0 run for the Wildcats was led by Scudder with three kills to put the Wildcats on top, 18-14.
• The Ducks attempted to close the gap with two kills from Stewart and one from Mitchell, but the Wildcats fought back with four kills to finish the final set.    

Match Point

• The Wildcats scored on an attack error by Stevens to close the match.

• Stevens held a 4-3 advantage in aces with Chu contributed two while Junior Julie Greco and sophomore Jillian Roumbanis each chipping in one.
• The Wildcats outhit Stevens .272-.051.
• The back-and-forth match produced a similar number of digs (68 for Johnson & Wales and 63 for Stevens).
• Johnson & Wales held the edge in kills, blocks and digs.
• Seven different players recorded a kill for Stevens.

• Stewart recorded 8.5 points on the night with eight kills and one block.

• Stevens welcomes Houghton and Utica for an Empire 8 Conference tri-match Saturday at Canavan Arena.
• The Ducks swept both the Highlanders and the Pioneers last season.
• Prior to the Utica match, Stevens will honor senior Brianna Perez in a pre-match ceremony.

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