BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Buoyed by a season-high 13 service aces, the most the LIU Post women's volleyball team have recorded in a three-set match since Sept. 16, 2017, the Pioneers swept Queens College 3-0 (25-16, 25-8, 25-18) Friday night inside the Pratt Recreation Center.
LIU Post's 13 service aces was it's most in a three-set match since it had 15 in a 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-20) defeat of Wilmington University (Del.) on Sept. 16, 2017. It was the most it's had in a match since Oct. 28, 2017 when it finished with 19 in a 3-2 (22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 18-16) win over Stonehill College.
The victory moved the Pioneers to 12-8 on the season and 4-2 in the East Coast Conference.
Match Rewind
The early stages of the opening set were tightly-contested; ahead 9-8 LIU Post used a 4-0 run featuring a block by junior
Lea Brady, a kill by senior
Rachel Londot, service ace by junior
Allie Ahearne and a ball handling error by the Knights to take a 13-8 lead. The Pioneers never looked back as they won the set 25-16.
While Queens won the opening two points of the second set, LIU Post surged ahead 8-2 thanks to an 8-0 run keyed by back-to-back kills from sophomore
Lauren Kloos. Kills by junior
Samantha Colombo, junior
Kassie Akouri-Tejedor along with a pair of service aces by Londot and a Queens attacking error also featured in the run. Ahead 11-6, LIU Post went on a 7-0 run and also went on a 6-0 run when up 18-7 to put the set out of reach for the Knights. LIU Post prevailed in the set 25-8.
LIU Post would again use lengthy runs to get ahead in the third set; with the score tied 9-8 the Pioneers went on a 5-0 run to take a 13-8 advantage and then when up 17-11 a 6-0 run that saw LIU Post eventually go on to prevail 25-18.
Top Performers
- Kloos had a match-high seven kills on a .778 attacking percentage.
- Londot led the match in service aces with four and had 12 digs
- Akouri-Tejedor handed out a match-high 22 assists
- Junior Abby Eckhardt led the match in digs with 14
Up Next
The Pioneers travel to Rockville Center, New York, tomorrow for an ECC matchup against Molloy College (9-5, 4-2) at 1:00 p.m. inside Quealy Gymnasium.