Volleyball Rally Falls Short at Stonehill on Saturday

The Central Connecticut volleyball team fell at Stonehill in five sets on Saturday night in Easton, MA. The Blue Devils rallied from a 2-0 deficit before falling to the Skyhawks in the decisive frame. Weronika Poczynek and Larissa Hiemer both had double-doubles for CCSU.

CCSU hosts Bryant on Tuesday night.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 2, Stonehill (25-21, 25-22, 33-35, 20-25, 15-8)
Records: CCSU (2-13, 1-3 NEC), Stonehill (2-16, 2-2 NEC)
Location: Merkert Gymnasium | Easton, MA

KEY MOMENTS

• The Skyhawks took control in the first set, outscoring CCSU 10-5 to build a 16-9 advantage. Central would rally within, 24-21, before Stonehill finished out the opening frame.
• Central would race out to a 7-1 lead in the second set and forced a timeout following a block by Mia Lombardo and Victoria Sanabria. The Skyhawks would score four straight to level the set at 14-14. With the set tied at 20-all, Stonehill scored three straight enroute to taking a 2-0 lead in the match.
• In the third set, Stonehill built a 6-1 lead to start and had a match point at 24-21. The Blue Devils would stay alive with a kill by Lombardo and an ace from Poczynek and a Stonehill error. A kill by Lauren Milani tie the set at 25-25 as the teams would go back-and-forth with each side having chances to close it out before a kill by Milani and back-to-back blocks from Larissa Hiemer and Isabelle Roufs extended the match.
• Central rallied from a three-point deficit and would go ahead 22-18 following consecutive kills by Roufs to cap a run of seven straight points. A kill by Sanabria would send the match to a fifth set.
• Stonehill regained momentum in the fifth set, building a 9-3 lead after scoring five straight points. CCSU was unable to get closer than 10-6 and the Skyhawks would close out the match on a kill.

NUMBER TO KNOW

11 – CCSU matched a season-high with 11 service aces for the second match in a row.

NOTES

• CCSU is now 2-1 all-time against Stonehill.
• Poczynek posted her sixth double-double of the season with 14 kills and 19 digs.
• Roufs added 13 kills and five blocks.
• Hiemer had a career-high 43 assists, besting her 41 assists at Merrimack. She added 13 digs, five service aces, three blocks and a kill.
• Milani had seven kills and four digs in the third set. She finished with eight kills and 15 digs in the match.

UP NEXT

CCSU hosts Bryant on Tuesday night.

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