ONEONTA, N.Y. (September 29, 2018)  – Juniors Shelby Stewart, Sara Hain and Taleen Mitchell totaled 23 kills on 49 attempts with just two errors (.429) as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team swept Hartwick College (25-10, 25-17, 25-14) Friday in an Empire 8 Conference match at Lambros Arena.

Freshman Terence Chan and junior Kristen Edmiston each added four kills for the Ducks, who hit a season-high .400, in improving to 15-3 on the year and 3-0 in conference play. The victory moved Stevens to a perfect 12-0 in the all-time series.

Maria Sorriento led all players with 11 kills and Jamie Ready handed out a match-high 20 assists for the Hawks, who fell to 6-8 on the year and 1-3 in the Empire 8. Hartwick has dropped its last three matches.

Volleys and Points

• Mitchell's solo block opened the match scoring. The Ducks would record the first point in all three sets.
• Sorriento's first kill of the evening put Hartwick on the board, but Stewart set down a Brianna Perez to spark a 4-0 run that saw Stevens open a 6-1 lead. The senior setter finished with six assists.
• An attack error and a Corinne Dougherty kill opened a 10-point lead and a 5-1 lead closed out the frame.
• Consecutive kills from Hain sparked an 8-0 run to open the second set with a Jillian Roumbanis ace forcing a Hartwick timeout.
• The second frame produced the closest play between the teams, with Hartwick closing to within six points on five different occasions.
• Hair rejected a Dell Potts attach to push the score to 23-15 and back-to-back Hartwick errors closed the set.
• Stevens scored the first six points of the final set, with Mitchell knocking down a Riegner set to open scoring and freshman Elizabeth Chu serving consecutive aces to close the stretch.
• Hartwick scored three straight points to close to within three, but a Stewart kill and and block assist from Stewart and Mitchell slowed the Hartwick offense.
• Mitchell served an ace to open a 13-5 lead and consecutive Hartwick attack errors pushed the Stevens lead to double figures.
• Toria Betelak converted a Ready set to bring the Hawks within nine, before consecutive kills ended the match.

Match Point

• Sophomore Olivia Poplawski knocked down a Julie Greco set to complete the sweep. Poplawski matched a career high with two kills and Greco handed out 11 assists.

Inside the Numbers

• Stevens held a .400-.-094 advantage in hitting percentage.
• The Ducks played a flawless first set - not committing a single error in the stanza.
• Chu led all players with 13 digs and four aces. 
• Hartwick did not register a block.
• Stevens held a 7-2 edge in aces.
• Chan's four kills marked a career high.
• The Ducks never trailed.

Unsung Hero

• Freshman Kathleen Riegner recorded her first double-digit assist performance, dishing out 11 assists over two sets. The Monroe, New York native also collected one block.

Up Next

• Women's Volleyball welcomes No. 4 Johnson & Wales University to Canavan Arena for a non-conference match on Friday, October 5.
• It will be just the second-ever meeting between the teams. The Ducks defeated the Wildcats in five sets n November 12, 2010 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Live stats and video links at StevensDucks.com.

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