Volleyball Falls at Home to Bay Path Thursday Night

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) women's volleyball team dropped a non-conference matchup to Bay Path University (BPU), 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-21), Thursday night inside the James A. Calhoun Gymnasium. With the result, the Blue Jays fall to 4-18 overall, while the Wildcats improve to 8-6 on the year.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• BPU opened the match on a 4-0 run before a pair of attack errors got USJ on the board.

• Graduate middle hitter Avery Fitzgerald (Milford, Conn.) chipped in offensively with a kill to tie the set at 8-8.

• However, the Wildcats began to break away, maintaining control throughout the reminder of the set, taking the opener, 25-15.

• The second set featured a strong USJ response as graduate outside hitter Emilia Dugas (Newington, Conn.) and junior middle blocker Sofia Weiss (Babylon, N.Y.) notched back-to-back kills, establishing a 5-2 edge.

• The duo linked up once again later in the set, recording back-to-back kills again, increasing the gap to 15-8.

• However, BPU fired back with a 10-1 run, taking a 19-17 edge in the set.

• Junior outside hitter Shaye Harris (Bloomfield, Conn.) levelled the set at 21-21 after a timly kill, but BPU took the final four points to win the set, 25-21, and establish a 2-0 lead in the match.

• The Wildcats carried the momentum into the third set, jumping out to an 11-6 edge.

• USJ fought back though, as kills from Fitzgerald, Weiss and a servie ace by Dugas, levelled the set at 16-16.

• However, the rally was not enough, as BPU regained control of the set, securing the finale, 25-21, and the match, 3-0.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Harris led the Blue Jays with eight kills and added two digs.

• E. Dugas posted six kills, five digs, and three service aces.

• Fitzgerald tallied five kills and two block assists, while Weiss contributed four kills and a block assist.

• Sophomore setter Gabi Wanner (Southington, Conn.) dished out 18 assists and served up an ace.

• Sophomore libero Alyssa Dugas (Newington, Conn.) led the defense with nine digs.

• The Blue Jays recorded nine service aces as a team, compared to eight for BPU.

UP NEXT

The Blue Jays return to Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Tuesday, October 21, when the team travels to intrastate and conference rivals Albertus Magnus College. Opening serve against the Falcons inside the Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center in New Haven, Conn., is set for 7:00 p.m.

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