Volleyball Opens Up ECC Play With 3-0 Loss To NYIT
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OLD BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Sept. 18, 2012)—The LIU Post Volleyball team dropped its first conference match of the season to neighbor New York Institute of Technology 3-0 (20-25, 17-25, 23-25).
LIU Post drops to 7-5 (0-1 ECC), while NYIT improves to 6-1 (1-0 ECC).
The majority of the first set was a back and forth battle between the two squads almost going point for point until NYIT went on a 7-0 run, featuring three Pioneer attack errors, one service error and a Bear service ace, to take a 22-17 lead. The Pioneers answered with two straight points to come within three of the Bears, but NYIT pulled away with a set win of 25-20.
With the second set tied at seven points apiece, the Bears came alive and went on an 11-2 run pulling ahead 18-9. The Bears put away the Pioneers with a set win of 25-17. LIU Post essentially beat itself with seven attack errors on the set to NYIT's three. Junior
Makamae Namahoe (Hilo, Hawaii) led the Pioneers in the set with four digs and three kills.
The third set was a much closer battle as LIU Post opened the game with two straight points followed by two NYIT points. The teams once again battled point for point the majority of the set, but NYIT was able to take the third set with a 25-23 score to record the sweep. The bright spot for the Pioneers was senior middle blocker
Lisa Delfs (Canandaigua, N.Y.) leading all players in the set with six kills.
Delfs and Bears' Shelby Cable led all players on the game with 12 kills apiece. Delfs also led the Pioneers with an impressive .400 hitting percentage. Namahoe scooped up a Pioneer best 13 digs, and freshman
Katie Barto (East Rockaway, N.Y.) was able to toss up a total of 18 assists.
The Bears' Marija Jovanovic recorded a game high 22 assists, and Tugce Sirdas dug out 19 balls. Cable added to her double digit kill total with 10 digs to record a double-double on the evening.
LIU Post will be back in action Thursday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. as the Pioneers head to Rockville Centre to take on the Molloy College Lions for a conference battle.