FAIRFIELD, CT- Peacocks (5-14,4-3 METRO) fell to Sacred Heart in a competitive match that went five sets.
SPU recorded 54 kills and 50 assists, in addition to 13 blocks, with
Karolina T. Rodriguez Mendez recording 17 kills to keep Saint Peter's in the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE-
The first set had
Alondra Fargas serving an ace to open the board, with
Valeria Pagan Munoz getting a kill to tie the set at 2-2.
Victoria Pruvost and
Addison Baglio added two kills, in addition to
Ioanna Ververaki forcing an attack error for SPU to take a three-point lead. The Peacocks would continue to pile points as Ververaki and Pruvost helped them to pull away at 9-3.
At the end of the set, Munoz went on to get a kill, with Fargas being credited for the assist to take it 25-20.
SET TWO-
Similar to the first set, the Peacocks attacked early, with Munoz serving an ace and an attack error to have the game at 3-1
Sacred Heart would attempt to get back into the match with two aces and a kill, but it was not enough as the Peacocks' overwhelming attack kept applying pressure, as
Markela Tsagkopoulou and
Alicia Valladares helped extend the lead, with Baglio giving the final blow, ending the set at 25-22.
SET THREE-.
The Peacocks kicked off the third set with an attack error, followed by the Pioneers getting a kill to tie it at 1-1.
SPU would go on a series of runs to take an early lead, with Sacred Heart trying to catch up; it would be much of the same till the Pioneers began chipping away at the lead till the set was at 24-24.
Sacred Heart would win the set with two kills in quick succession to force a fourth set.
SET FOUR-
Set four would be a dominant performance from Sacred Heart, with Saint Peter's trying to catch up with kills from Mendez, Tsagkopoulou, and Pruvost but were unable to close out the match, with the Pioneers forcing a fifth and final set.
SET FIVE-
Saint Peter's struggles continued into the final set as SHU took an early lead, with
Meleksu Ozmen trimming the lead with two aces.
The set would end with two kills from Sacred Heart to end the match at 9-15.
UP NEXT-
The Peacocks are back on the road as they face FDU on Tuesday, Oct. 13th at 6 p.m.
