HOBOKEN, N.J. (Sept. 21, 2019) – Led by a double-double from
Casey King, the Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team grabbed a 3-0 victory over SUNY-New Paltz Saturday in the final contest of the Ducks Classic inside Canavan Arena.
King, a senior out of Wallington, N.J., posted her second straight double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs to help Stevens move to 5-6 on the year while New Paltz dropped to 5-6.
The Ducks did a lot of work at the service line in the win, posting a total of 10 service aces led by three from freshman
Enkhsanaa Enkhbayar. Stevens has now won three of its last four contests and have more than doubled their win total in the last week.
In addition, with nine total blocks in the tournament
Shelby Stewart moved into second place in program history in career kills. Stewart, a senior out of Powell, Ohio, now has 398 career blocks and sits just 31 away from setting the new school record.
Volleys and Points
- After trading points early in the contest, Stevens created some breathing room with an 8-1 run to take a 14-6 lead.
- New Paltz climbed back into the match late, cutting the deficit to three with three straight points.
- The Ducks put the game away late, however, winning the set 25-21 after a kill from Ava Smithing.
- Stevens came out of the gates red hot in the second set, opening the stanza on a 9-3 run.
- The Hawks did not go away quietly, using a 5-1 run to make the score 21-18 late in the set.
- With the score 22-19, Stevens was able to win the final three points of the set to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
- The start of the third set looked much like the second with Stevens grabbing 15 of the first 18 points.
- The Ducks were able to keep the Hawks at arms-length for the remainder of the match, winning the third and final set 25-13.
Match Point
Inside the Numbers
- The Ducks held a distinct advantage in kills (37-26), attack percentage (.202-.121) and assists (33-25).
- Stevens improved their hitting percentage in each set, finishing the match with a .281 attack percentage in the third set.
- Sara Hain finished second on the team behind King with nine kills while hitting .500.
- Kathleen Riegner finished one dig shy of posting her third consecutive double-double with 30 assists and nine digs. Her 30 assists were the most she has posted in a three-set match this season.
- Of the Ducks' five wins on the season, three have been in sweeping fashion.
Unsung Hero
- Enkhbayar posted a new career-high with three service aces while also adding four digs and only tallying one total error in the match.
From the Sidelines (Head Coach Annie McShea)
- "The team really came together and clicked today from top to bottom. We executed our game plan and scouting report well and rhythm with our offense."
- "There were moments when a solid New Paltz team started chipping away at our leads, and I was happy with how we finished without question in the third. It was a very good way to end a challenging weekend going into another conference game."
Up Next
- The Ducks will play in their first MAC Freedom road contest of the season when they travel to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., to take on Kings College Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
- It is believed to be the first matchup between the two teams in the history of the programs.
- Live stats and video for the contest will be available on StevensDucks.com.
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