Box Score

Nazareth NAZARETH 23-12

Stevens STEVENS 23-10

Nazareth NAZARETH

23-12

Final

Nov. 04, 2018

Stevens STEVENS

23-10

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Nazareth NAZARETH	25	21	21	25	15	(3)
Stevens STEVENS	20	25	25	9	6	(2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 11/4/2018 5:10:00 PM | Stevens Athletic Communications

Women's Volleyball Falls in Five Sets to Nazareth in E8 Final

HOBOKEN, N.J. (November 4, 2018) - Junior Taleen Mitchell and freshman Kathleen Riegner each recorded double-doubles as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team fell in five sets to Nazareth College (20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 9-25, 6-15) in the Empire 8 Conference championship match Sunday afternoon at Canavan Arena.

Mitchell had 12 kills and 14 digs, while Riegner dished out 16 assists and 12 digs, as the Ducks fell to 23-10 on the year.

The Golden Flyers were led by Madison Joseph with 17 kills and E8 Tournament MVP Kelsey Milligan with 12 kills. Nazareth improved to 23-12 this season and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Volleys and Points

Mitchell opened the scoring after setting down a pass from senior Brianna Perez.
Stevens took a 9-3 lead after three aces from junior Shelby Stewart.
The Golden Flyers scored five consecutive points to shorten Stevens lead, making the score 14-13.
Mitchell ended the streak with a kill, followed by an error by Nazareth.
Nazareth tied the set at 17 after kills by Savannah Bothner and Joseph.
Freshman Corinne Dougherty answered with back-to-back kills to give the Ducks a 19-17 lead.
The Golden Flyers took their first lead of the set after a 6-0 run, led by Milligan with three kills.
Junior Sara Hain set down a pass from Perez, but Milligan closed the set with two kills.
Nazareth committed an attack error to give the Ducks the first point of the second set.
The teams traded points before tying the set at 9.
Milligan issued a kill before the Ducks scored three straight to take a 12-10 lead.
The Golden Flyers tied the set at 14 after two errors by Stevens and a kill by Joseph.
A Nazareth service error followed by back-to-back Dougherty kills put Stevens up 17-14.
The Ducks began to pull away after kills from Mitchell and Hain.
Nazareth came within three points after a kill by Delaney Martin and an ace from Danielle Synowski, but Hain set down a pass from Riegner to score the final point of the set.
A kill by Riegner followed by two Nazareth errors gave Stevens a 3-0 lead to begin the third set.
Joseph issued two kills followed by a Ducks error to tie the set at 3.
Stevens broke away with a 6-0 run after five errors by the Golden Flyers and an ace by Stewart.
Nazareth came within two points after kills from Jessica Barry and Carmen Sapp, followed by an ace by Barry to make the score 21-19.
The Ducks won the third set after an ace from freshman Elizabeth Chu and a kill by Mitchell.
Sapp set down a pass from Barry to start the fourth set.
Junior Kristen Edmiston put the Ducks on the board with a kill.
The Golden Flyers took an 16-5 lead after a 6-0 run that included two kills from both Sapp and Newcomb.
Stevens ended the streak with two kills from Stewart and an additional kill by Edmiston.
Nazareth scored four unanswered points to send the match to a deciding set.
The Ducks committed two errors at the beginning of the fifth set.
Mitchell delivered a kill to put Stevens on the board.
With Nazareth up 4-1, two errors by the Golden Flyers brought the Ducks within one point.
Nazareth extended their lead 7-3 after a kill by Newcomb and an ace by Bothner, before an error by Marjorie Didas.
A 7-0 run by the Golden Flyers put them up 14-4 and despite two more points for Stevens, Nazareth scored the final point to win the match.