Stevens vs. Princeton
Stevens' first match of the day was against Princeton. Outside hitters
Karen Xu and
Ariana Martinez had 12 combined kills. Libero
Kristy Chen led the backrow defense with 8 digs. Middle blocker
Lauren Kibalo led the front row defense with 5 total blocks. Middle blocker
Vivian Cheng scored 2 blocks and 1 kill. Setters
Jessica Noel and
Stephanie McDonough had combined 22 assists throughout the match. Defensive specialists
Rachel Besecker and
Charlotte Lee had a combined 11 digs.
Dina Richards had two kills. Stevens won the game in two sets, 25-21 and 25-22.
Stevens vs. Temple-B
In their second match, the Ducks faced off against Temple-B. The Ducks struggled to communicate during this match, and communication errors brought the team down. Libero
Kristy Chen had 7 digs in the back row.
Dina Richards scored 3 kills as opposite hitter. Setters
Stephanie McDonough and
Jessica Noel totaled 14 assists. Middle blocker
Lauren Kibalo had three serving aces, and middle blocker
Vivian Cheng recorded one block.
Karen Xu, outside, had 8 kills with line shots.
Ariana Martinez, outside, had 6 cross shot kills. Defensive specialists
Charlotte Lee and
Rachel Besecker recorded 8 total digs combined. Stevens lost the match 18-25 and 19-25.
Stevens vs. Seton Hall
The Ducks played host Seton Hall in their third match of the day. Middle blockers
Vivian Cheng and
Lauren Kibalo totaled 8 combined kills. Outside hitters
Ariana Martinez and
Karen Xu had 20 total kills. Setter
Jessica Noel totaled 30 assists. Defensive specialist
Rachel Besecker scored 4 aces for the team. Defensive specialists
Charlotte Lee and
Stephanie McDonough had 4 digs each. Right side hitter
Dina Richards had 1 service ace for the team. Stevens won the match in three sets, 23-25, 25-19, and 15-6.
Stevens vs. Delaware-B
The final match Stevens played was against Delaware-B team. Right side hitters
Dina Richards and
Charlotte Lee had 9 total kills. Outside hitter
Karen Xu racked up 10 total kills by taking advantage of the opponent's defensive holes. Outside hitter
Ariana Martinez followed with 7 kills.
Kristy Chen, libero, had a great serving streak with 3 aces.
Lauren Kibalo had 5 kills as middle hitter. Defensive specialists
Rachel Besecker and
Stephanie McDonough totaled 10 digs.
Vivian Cheng, middle, had 3 blocks and 3 kills.
Jessica Noel, setter, ended the match with 27 total assists. Despite their best efforts, the Ducks fell to Delaware-B in a particularly frustrating loss, 11-25, 25-19, and 17-19.