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Posted: Sep 24, 2022

Women’s Volleyball Defeated by William Paterson and Baruch in Tri-Match

Women’s Volleyball Defeated by William Paterson and Baruch in Tri-Match
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St. Joseph's (Bklyn)
K: Ayomide Adeoye - 5
B: Autumn Poppett - 2
D: 3 Players (#9, #14, #13) - 5
SA: 3 Players (#12, #8, #22) - 1
William Paterson
K: Abigail Hayth - 12
B: N/A
D: Abigail Hayth - 6
SA: Erica Bickart - 3
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St. Joseph's (Bklyn)
K: Autumn Poppett - 5
B: 2 Players (#7, #5) - 1
D: Carol Melo - 10
SA: Ayomide Adeoye - 2
Baruch
K: Perkowski, Julia - 11
B: 3 Players (#4, #1, #10) - 1
D: Ebihara, Minami - 11
SA: 3 Players (#8, #13, #14) - 2
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NEW YORK — The St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) women's volleyball team suffered a pair of straight-set defeats on Saturday afternoon at the Baruch College tri-match. The Bears (2-7) fell to William Paterson University 25-5, 25-21, 25-18 in game one. The back end of the tri-match went the way of the host Bearcats 25-18, 25-16, 25-16.

How it Happened vs. William Paterson

After dropping the tri-match opener to Baruch in five sets, the Pioneers opened the contest on a 12-1 run. It was interrupted by an Aymoide Adeoye (Brooklyn, N.Y./Edward R. Murrow) kill and service ace. Another William Paterson scoring run, this time 13-2, closed out the frame.

The Bears took their first lead of the match at 2-1 in the second set. The Pioneers regained the advantage and were able to retake the advantage when Jillian McGinty's (Glendale, N.Y./Queens Metropolitan) block tied the set at nine-all. With WPU leading 15-12, offensive miscues led to a 16-16 tie and the Bears going ahead on a McGinty ace. However, the Pioneers were able to turn things around to win the set, 25-21.

William Paterson raced out to a 6-1 start in the third stanza before St. Joseph's came to within one, 8-7. Their lead grew to as many as nine. Kills from Adeoye, Kaitlyn Intindola (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney), and Martina Urgo (Astoria, N.Y./St. John's Prep) chipped at the Pioneers' lead but it wasn't enough as the Bears dropped the set 25-18 and the match 3-0.

How it Happened vs. Baruch

The Bears grabbed a 9-8 lead early on with kills from Carol Melo (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) and Autumn Poppett (San Diego, Calif./Mission Hills) but the advantage swung back in the Bearcats' favor. SJBK managed to tie things at 18-all however, Baruch's seven unanswered points resulted in their set win, 25-18.

The hosts led from start to finish in the second set, 25-16. Poppett notched three kills in the frame.

The Bears took their largest lead of the match to begin the third frame, 6-0. Baruch used a 9-0 run of their own to take the lead. The navy and gray replied with six of the next seven points going their way, 12-10. Baruch sealed the match with a 14-4 run to win the set 25-16.

For the Bears vs. William Paterson

  • Adeoye led the team with five kills

  • Urgo and Intindola each had four kills and five digs with the latter dishing out nine assists.

  • McGinty and Julie Boyd (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) brought up four digs.

  • Rachel Meltsin (Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison) had four assists while Melo had three.

For the Bears vs. Baruch

  • Poppett finished with five kills, a pair of digs, and a block.

  • Urgo and McGinty each had three kills and an ace. Urgo brought up five digs while McGinty had two.

  • Melo had 10 digs, one shy of the match-high. She also logged a pair of kills.

  • Meltsin came up with nine digs and handed out six assists.

  • Adeoye served up a pair of aces.

Up Next

The Bears welcome the SUNY College at Old Westbury to The Hill Center on Tuesday, September 27 for their first conference match at home. First serve is at 7 p.m. with live stats and video on sjbkathletics.com/live.