Sept. 15, 2009

Box Score

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's volleyball team made quick work of the Manhattan Jaspers on Tuesday night, sweeping them 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-21). Senior Harmonie Calinda (Huntington, N.Y.) and junior Ashley Headen (Alexandria, Va.) both recorded double-digit kills, 14 and ten, respectively, while senior Lisa Doremus (Glendale, Ariz.) paced the defense with 11 digs. With the win, Stony Brook improves to 5-8 while Manhattan falls to 4-7.

Headen, Stony Brook's current Athlete of the Week, started the match off with back-to-back kills to give the Seawolves the early 2-0 advantage. The Jaspers would score five of the next six points, however, to pull in front 5-3. Neither team managed to gain much of a lead until the Seawolves scored eight unanswered points to move ahead 22-13. Freshman Corinne Perry (Northport, N.Y.) highlighted the run with three service aces.

Stony Brook rode the momentum from the first set into the second as it started off on a 5-1 run on kills by Calinda and senior Lindsey Gordon (N. Patchogue, N.Y.). The Jaspers rallied to pull within two at 9-7 on a kill from Rita Welsh, but SBU's attack proved to be too much, as it held on for the 25-21 victory. The Seawolves hit .355 as a team in the second frame, receiving a set-high six kills from Calinda.

Taking advantage of three miscues by the Seawolves, Manhattan led, 4-0, early on in the third set. Stony Brook rallied back to pull within one at 4-3, but two kills from Casey Tidwell followed by a put-away from Diane Strutner increased the Jaspers lead to five. With Manhattan leading at 10-6, Doremus started a five-point SBU run with back-to-back kills which put the Seawolves in front 11-10. The two teams then traded points, eventually finding themselves knotted at 18-18. Two Manhattan attack errors, followed by a kill from Headen, gave the Seawolves a three-point cushion, which they never relinquished on their way to the deciding 25-21 win. SBU was led by its defense in the third set, as the team recorded 21 digs.

Stony Brook heads to Providence, Rhode Island this weekend for its final Invitational of the season. The Seawolves will face host Brown at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and then play Holy Cross at noon on Saturday.