Stony Brook volleyball snaps losing skid with Boston sweep

The Stony Brook volleyball team finished its weekend trip to Boston, Massachusetts, with a 3-1 victory over Northeastern on Oct. 25. The win ended a losing streak in Colonial Athletic Association play and returned the Seawolves to a .500 conference record. The final score was 25-19, 21-25, 25-23, and 25-20.

Ella Sanders recorded her 20th career double-double in the match. She tallied 19 kills, 10 digs, three aces, and four blocks. Sanders finished the first set with back-to-back kills, which helped the Seawolves secure a 25-19 lead. Four other players on the roster recorded multiple kills in that opening frame.

Northeastern responded in the second set by converting multiple Stony Brook offensive errors into points. Lei Lasike contributed two kills for the Huskies, while three more service errors by the visitors kept the score within two points until the end. Northeastern pulled away to take the set 25-21.

The third set remained tight as aces from Carey-Jean Block, Zayda Fuertez, Sanders, and Taryn Su kept the Seawolves within reach. Despite trailing 15-13 at the midpoint, Stony Brook mounted a comeback after a timeout. Sanders added four kills, and a pair of aces from Wheat and a block from Ayanna Pierre Louis shifted the momentum. Mercedes Motton hit the set-winning kill to make the score 22-20 before the final point.

In the fourth set, six different Seawolves recorded kills early on. Northeastern scored 10 of the next 12 points to take a 14-11 lead, but Stony Brook answered with consecutive runs to regain control. Pierre Louis recorded two kills and two blocks to set up match point. Sanders closed out the match with her 19th kill of the night.

The team returns to campus next week for a two-game series against the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The first match is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30, at 5:30 p.m. The second match will take place on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast live on FloCollege.