POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist volleyball team blanked an opponent for the seventh time this season when it took down Saint Peter's, 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-13), on Oct. 29 in McCann Arena.
The Red Foxes went 3-2 on their five-match home stand and are 12-12 overall and 9-4 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play. Saint Peter's dropped to 0-26 including 0-14 in conference competition.
Turning Points:
Marist led for the entire match and stormed out to a 5-0 lead to begin the afternoon. Marist's advantage grew to as many as 12 points as junior
Mackenzie O'Brien slammed four kills and added an assist in the opening set.
The Red Foxes broke loose on an 11-4 run to begin the second stanza. Junior
Taylor van der Biezen and senior
Kelsey Ediger had service aces on the scoring spree. Three consecutive kills off the hands of sophomore
Nikki DeSerpa brought Marist to a 16-6 lead. Saint Peter's closed the gap with an 8-3 run but the Red Foxes stayed sharp and went in front 2-0 in the contest.
A trio of Marist hitters helped it erupt for a 10-4 advantage to start the final frame. The Peacocks got to within three points at 11-8 but all the momentum belonged to the Red Foxes, who ripped off the match's final five points.
Inside the Numbers:
-DeSerpa tallied seven kills and eight digs. She also had a block and a service ace.
-van der Biezen had a double-double with 30 assists and 11 digs.
-The Marist attack hit .299 while Saint Peter's compiled a mark of .053 on offense.
-Peacocks' junior Alexus Sharp led her team with nine kills alongside six digs.
Quote:
"Coming into today we knew we wanted to play our style of volleyball on our side of the net and really just focus on being efficient, taking care of the ball, and being aggressive at the net," Head Coach
Lauren Amundson said. "Today we were able to do a lot of those things."
Up Next:
Marist will compete on the road for the first time since Oct. 8 when it faces off against MAAC leader Fairfield. First serve in Connecticut is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 1.
