ANNVILLE, Pa. (October 10, 2023) – Senior Meg Dion had a career high 14 kills, while senior Liz Patterson recorded a double-double with ten kills and ten digs, as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball team defeated Lebanon Valley College (LVC) 3-1 (19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-13) Tuesday night.
The Ducks (10-6, 4-0 MAC Freedom) find themselves on a three-match winning streak, which equals their longest streak of the year. Stevens is also still undefeated in conference play with just three matches remaining. The Flying Dutchmen (11-8, 3-1 MAC Freedom) suffered their first conference loss of the season and are now on a three-match losing streak. The Ducks improve to 4-1 all-time against LVC.
The Rundown
- Stevens earned the victory with just a .274 hitting percentage, while Lebanon Valley hit .157 percent.
- With the home court advantage, LVC got off to the better start by winning 10 of the first 17 points to open up a 10-7 lead. The Ducks would fight their way back and take a 16-15 lead after a kill from Dion put them up one. The Flying Dutchmen would recover, winning 10 of the last 13 points to take a 1-0 lead over the Ducks.
- The Ducks returned the favor in the second frame by winning by the same scoreline as LVC did in the first. Up 5-4 early, the Ducks used a 4-0 run to give them some breathing room. Sophomore Vivian Lisboa had two kills in the spurt. After LVC scored two in response, Stevens came back with three straight of their own to take a 12-6 lead. The teams would trade runs the rest of the way.
- With the Ducks trailing 9-6 in the third, the team scored nine of the next 11 points to hold a 15-11 lead. LVC would not go away easily though, using a 4-0 run down 17-14 to re-take the lead. Later with the Ducks up 23-22, they gained two points off of LVC attack errors to sneak away with the set and take a 2-1 lead.
- After splitting the first 12 points in the fourth, the Ducks went on a 9-0 run, their largest of the game, to open up a massive lead. Junior Cleo Shannon had three kills on the run, while junior Parker Adkins added two and senior Madison Sappia tallied two aces. Stevens would close out the set and earn a big road victory against a conference opponent.
Top Performers
- Shannon had 12 kills and two blocks.
- Sappia totaled 17 digs, five assists, and added two aces.
- Sophomore Gabbi Roberts had 13 assists and five kills.
- Lisboa recorded nine kills and three blocks.
- First-year Molly Harris had a career high 28 assists.
For the Opponents
- Taylor McInerney had 18 kills.
- Robyn Stepler had 18 assists and nine digs.
- Kasey Thomas tallied 12 digs.
Around the MAC Freedom
- DeSales 3, FDU-Florham 0
- Delaware Valley 1, King's 3
- Arcadia 3, Misericordia 1
Up Next
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Women's volleyball takes place in the RIT Invitational this weekend in Rochester, N.Y. Stevens will take on Denison on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Ducks will then face No. 23 Ithaca and RIT on Saturday, with the games taking place at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., respectively. Links for live stats and video are posted to StevensDucks.com.
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