Sibling School St. Joseph’s (Long Island) Bests Women’s Volleyball in Straight Sets

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) women's volleyball team dropped a straight-set result (14-25, 20-25, 17-25) to sister school St. Joseph's (Long Island) on Tuesday evening.

How it Happened

A Martina Urgo (Astoria, N.Y./St. John's Prep) kill was sandwiched in the middle of a Golden Eagle 7-1 stretch to begin the contest. Although the Bears managed to narrow the lead to three at 8-5, they couldn't get any closer to the hosts. Patchogue seized control to take the opening set, 25-14.

Brooklyn began the second set with a 2-1 advantage but the Golden Eagles swung the lead back in their favor. Following a 16-10 deficit and a timeout, the navy and gray closed the gap to one, 16-15, with Urgo serving a pair of aces in the span. The Bears trailed by two late on, 22-20, but ultimately fell, 25-20.

The Bears powered to a 6-1 lead to kick off the final frame as five different players recorded kills. The Golden Eagles managed to tie the set at six, the first of seven stalemates in the set. At 13-13, Patchogue finished the set on a 12-4 surge to win the set, 25-17, and the match, 3-0.

For the Bears

• Urgo finished with a team-best nine kills and 11 digs, nearly achieving her second double-double of the year. She also had two of the team's three service aces.

• Autumn Poppett (San Diego, Calif./Mission Hills) totaled seven kills and six digs.

• Mireia Alba (Barcelona, Spain) brought up a match-high 14 digs, her fourth match with double-digit digs. She registered three kills.

• Rachel Meltsin (Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison) provided 15 assists while adding five digs and a kill to her stat line.

• Carol Melo (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) joined Urgo with 11 digs.

Up Next

The Bears host Purchase College on Thursday, October 19 at 7 p.m. Prior to first serve, Poppett and Rachel Guerra will be honored during Senior Night ceremonies. Live stats and video will be available on sjbkathletics.com/live.