The Stevens Women’s Volleyball team has been on a very successful run across their past few games, amassing a six-match winning streak along the way. Most recently, the team has won against Lebanon Valley College, and in the Brick City Invitational, Denison University, Ithaca College, and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
On October 10, the Ducks traveled to Lebanon Valley College in Annville, PA, where they defeated Lebanon Valley 3-1, with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, and 25-13. Additionally, the win came from the Ducks’ 0.274 hitting percentage against LVC’s 0.157 hitting percentage. Furthermore, this game allowed for many strong performances to shine. Senior Meg Dion racked up a career-high 14 kills, and senior Liz Patterson added an impressive ten kills and ten digs. Additionally, junior Cleo Shannon totalled 12 kills and two blocks, while senior Madison Sappia added 17 digs, five assists, and two aces. Sophomores Gabbi Roberts and Vivian Lisboa added 13 assists and five kills, and nine kills and three blocks, respectively. First-year Molly Harris had 28 assists, establishing a new career-high.
The team played again in the Brick City Invitational hosted by RIT. On October 13, the team defeated Denison University 3-2, with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-12, 16-25, and 15-10. The Ducks won with a 0.119 hitting percentage, as compared to Denison’s 0.092 hitting percentage. Because the match went back and forth frequently, the Ducks tallied a lot of impressive stats. Shannon totalled 12 kills and two blocks, Patterson added an impressive nine kills and 17 digs, and Sappia tallied 28 digs. Additionally, senior Elle Maggio added six kills, two blocks, and two digs, while senior Bailey Axelrad added five aces and four digs. Harris continued this offensive momentum with 23 assists.
The next day of the invitational, Women’s Volleyball played against No. 23 ranked Ithaca College, where they won the match 3-2, with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, and 15-13. This win marks the program’s first win over a ranked team since September of 2018. In this match, the Ducks had a 0.277 hitting percentage whereas Ithaca had a 0.240 hitting percentage. Following this match, the Ducks defeated RIT in a 3-0 sweep, with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, and 25-23. The Duck’s hitting percentage in this match was 0.184, compared to RIT’s hitting percentage of 0.061. Between the two games, many impressive plays were made. Shannon amassed 26 kills and eight blocks, while Sappia tallied 48 digs. Dion had 18 kills, establishing a new career-high, on top of seven aces and seven blocks. Additionally, Lisboa had 16 kills, Harris added 49 assists, and Patterson added five aces.
The Ducks will be returning to play on October 21 in Scranton, PA in the Scranton Tri-Match against No. 1 Juniata College and University of Scranton.
