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Photo Credit: Steve McLaughlin Photography
Posted: Oct 21, 2025

Volleyball Drops GNAC Road Match to Albertus Magnus, 3-1

Video Box Score
Game Leaders
Saint Joseph (Conn.)
K: Shaye Harris - 17
B: Shaye Harris - 2
D: Alyssa Dugas - 19
SA: Alyssa Dugas - 4
Albertus Magnus
K: 2 Players (#5, #30) - 8
B: Sophie Cseszko - 3
D: Majo Pelaez - 16
SA: Paula Matheus - 6
Team Stats
Full stats

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) women's volleyball team dropped a competitive Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match to intrastate rival Albertus Magnus College (Albertus), 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-23), Tuesday night inside Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center in New Haven, Conn. With the result, the Blue Jays fell to 4-18 overall and 2-5 in GNAC play, while the Falcons improved to 12-11 overall and 3-5 in league action.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • USJ opened strong, trading points early before using a five-point surge highlighted by a service ace and multiple kills from junior outside hitter Shaye Harris (Bloomfield, Conn.), to build a 15-11 advantage.

  • Graduate student outside hitter Emilia Dugas (Newington, Conn.) and junior middle blocker Sofia Weiss (Babylon, N.Y.) each added kills as USJ extended the lead to 22-16.

  • After Albertus cut the margin to 24-21, the Falcons committed a costly error, giving the Blue Jays the set and an early 1-0 lead in the match.

  • USJ carried that momentum into the second set, jumping ahead 7-3 behind service aces from sophomore setter Gabi Wanner (Southington, Conn.) and Harris and numerous Falcon attack errors.

  • Albertus responded with a 7-0 run to swing the momentum and establish a 10-7 edge.

  • The Blue Jays rallied late, retaking the advantage, 18-17, after a kill from graduate student middle hitter Avery Fitzgerald (Milford, Conn.), but the Falcons closed out the set, 25-21, to even the match.

  • Harris and Dugas sparked the Blue Jays early in the third, combining for four kills as the set stayed close through the midpoint.

  • Albertus pieced together a mid-set serving stretch to open up a six-point cushion, which the Blue Jays could not recover from as the Falcons held on for another 25-21 win, increasing the gap to 2-1.

  • In the fourth set, USJ erased an early deficit after sophomore libero Alyssa Dugas (Newington, Conn.) notched three service aces, establishing a 7-6 lead.

  • The two sides traded points throughout the frame as Wanner racked up numerous service aces to help USJ hold a 21-17 edge.

  • Albertus rallied late with an 8-2 closing run to take the final set, 25-23, and the match, 3-1.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Harris led all players with 17 kills, hitting .250 while adding 12 digs, three aces, and two total blocks.

  • E. Dugas tallied eight kills, 12 digs, and a service ace.

  • Fitzgerald contributed six kills and a block assist.

  • Wanner dished out 24 assists, adding 10 digs and three aces.

  • A. Dugas paced the defense with a team-high 19 digs and tied for the match high with four service aces.

  • Weiss added two kills and a block assist.

UP NEXT

The Blue Jays return home for a GNAC match against Rivier University on Saturday, Oct. 25. Opening serve against the Raiders inside James A. Calhoun Gymnasium in West Hartford, Conn., is set for 1:00 p.m.

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