After a convincing win over Fordham last Tuesday, the Stony Brook women's volleyball team had a rough weekend. The Seawolves dropped all three of their matchups in the Razorback Invitational.
Over the weekend, the Stony Brook women’s volleyball team headed up to Chicago to face off against DePaul, Bradley and Hampton at the DePaul Invite tournament.
The Stony Brook Women’s Volleyball Team dropped three consecutive sets on Friday night, as they lost to Hartford 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20). The team has now dropped two straight conference matches for the first time all season.
Stony Brook’s Women’s Volleyball team improved to 15-14 with their impressive win over UMass. They are now 8-3 in their conference and have a chance to clinch a berth in the American East Championship on Sunday, when they play New Hampshire. The Seawolves are 8-1 against UMass all-time and now have their best in conference record through 11 games since 2007.
Tuesday night, the Stony Brook Seawolves Women’s Volleyball team (14-14, 7-3 AE) dominated the Pioneers of Sacred Heart University in straight sets 3-0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-20). This win finished a four game home stand that the Seawolves won three of four on.
Melissa Rigo has been named America East Player of the Week for the second time this season. She had a career-high 27 digs and 16 kills to give Stony Brook the 3-2 win over UMBC.
Despite their positive results lately, the Stony Brook volleyball team saw its four-match unbeaten streak come to an end with a 3-1 loss against Albany on Sunday afternoon at West Gym.
This Sunday, the Stony Brook women’s volleyball team capped off their three win week with a shutdown performance over the winless UMass-Lowell, sweeping all three sets.
The win was a great team effort, with solid performances coming from multiple players.
Sophomore Melissa Rigo is picking up from where she left off last season. She recorded three consecutive double-doubles and helped the Seawolves defeat Bryant and Princeton at the Bryant Invitational. She was named America East Player of the Week for the first time of her career because of the victory.
The Stony Brook women's volleyball team, which was hoping to get the season back on track with successes and victories, unfortunately suffered a pair of setbacks this weekend at the Kennesaw State Owl Classic
